Gerald (Jerry) Butts
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first heard Jul 2026
last heard 8 Jul
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The Bridge with Peter Mansbridge · Moore-Butts Encore Episode - Making Tough Choices · 8 Jul 2026
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Yeah, I'm not going to have a political argument with James.
I think that this is, without speaking directly to that particular topic, I think that this is something that changes in government face all the time.
You know, when I'll use an opposite example, the conservatives campaigned that they would never reverse themselves on income trusts.
Right.
And then after they got into power, they realized how much money that was not only going to cost in the present, but it was going to create a giant tax loophole for people.
You know, there was talk of Bell turning itself into an income trust.
It was kind of insane the way things were going.
So the government did the responsible thing and reversed course on it.
Otherwise, we'd have an even more difficult fiscal picture than we do.
On the Canada Post thing, I think that the reforms that the Harper government tried to put in place were all coming from the right place.
They were all directed toward making the corporation more sustainable.
But let's face it, the plan that was put in place in 2014 was,
It would have been a drop in the bucket compared to what's needed now in terms of reform, because we all live this life.
My wife and I were talking about this in the car the other day.
When was the last time you sent a letter to somebody?
And without sounding out of touch with what other Canadians are going through, I'm sure there are still people who use it.
But we know from the aggregate data that traffic is down.
something like 75% in the government.
I think I read somewhere that the corporation is losing $10 million a day.
I mean, this is kind of an insane situation.
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