from the official record of parliament, June 17, 2010:
Mr. Alex Atamanenko (British Columbia Southern Interior, NDP):
Mr. Speaker, I have here over 700 names of people from South Okanagan and other parts of British Columbia who are concerned about the fact that Canada Post has announced that it will be removing mail processing from local cities, [...]
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Canada Post Petition presented in Ottawa
Thursday, June 17th, 2010Atamanenko Slams Budget Bill
Wednesday, June 9th, 2010OTTAWA – B.C. Southern Interior MP, Alex Atamanenko is extremely disappointed that the Conservative budget bill C-9 was adopted in the House of Commons on June 8th.
“This bill paves the way for the privatization of Canada Post and authorizes the sale of the Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. with no debate or public scrutiny. [...]
Background and Debate on Budget Implementation Act
Friday, June 4th, 2010On June 3, BILL C-9 – The Budget Implementation Act - was debated. Alex Atamanenko and other New Democrats argued for the need to extract non-budget items of business for full debate and scrutiny. Read Alex debating here
BACKGROUND TO THE DEBATE:
There are several issues within the Budget Bill C-9- The Budget Implementation Act - that [...]
Atamanenko Slams Latest Plan by Canada Post
Friday, May 14th, 2010CASTLEGAR, BC – Canada-wide changes proposed by Canada Post that will see local mail rerouted from rural communities to sorting centres in cities have drawn the ire of local NDP Member of Parliament Alex Atamanenko (BC Southern Interior).
“This completely defies all logic,” stated Atamanenko. “In this riding, the result will be that some letters will [...]
Atamamenko Critical of Post Office Amalgamation
Friday, February 12th, 2010BC Southern Interior MP, Alex Atamanenko, is questioning the January 11th amalgamation of the Trail and Rossland post offices with the Castlegar post office. According to Atamanenko, this step was taken without prior consultation with the communities affected.
“Canada Post did not respect article 14 of the Canada Postal Service Charter which clearly states that [...]
Letter to Minister Merrifield
Friday, September 4th, 2009I have received a copy of a letter to you from the Town of Oliver (copy attached) requesting that “the federal government consult with local government stakeholders prior to taking any action which would impact rural community postal delivery services”.