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Canada Post announces nearly 500K addresses to lose home delivery (www.ctvnews.ca)
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[–] 2 points 3 months ago (1 child)

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.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months 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.

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