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Canada Post announces nearly 500K addresses to lose home delivery (www.ctvnews.ca)

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[-] Flatfire@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 month ago

They already do this.

https://www.canadapost-postescanada.ca/cpc/en/our-company/accessibility/delivery-accommodation-program.page

I'm not sure precisely what's involved, but they make home delivery exceptions for exactly this purpose. Sounds to me like a doctors note is pretty much all that's required.

[-] orioler25@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago

Okay, do you see how this may be an issue when primary care is infamously difficult to access and that it creates a condition that people disclose disabilities to the state just to ensure that they can receive their mail? This is for community mailboxes, but it does reiterate a precedent that is harmful to particular vulnerable groups and diminishes the notion that a mail service is something you're guaranteed access to by the state.

[-] Flatfire@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago

In all honesty, no. I did not consider the latter. It's a good point, and my previous comment was only intended to point out that there are provisions for those who work within the system.

However, I often forget that the system does not apply its benefits equally. In an ideal situation, you should be able to disclose a disability to a government with the knowledge and assuredness that leads to support. But yes, more often than not it leads to discrimination and denial of services instead.