Anthony Furey: There’s a Value to Canada’s Postal Service That’s Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts
Commentary In the 1980s, American science fiction author David Brin and Canadian business professor Ian Lee were both separately deep in thought on the nature of postal delivery. Brin was writing his dystopian novel “The Postman,” later made into a film by Kevin Costner. Lee was composing his 850 page doctoral thesis on—as the subtitle […]
The article reflects on the nature of postal delivery, referencing David Brin’s novel “The Postman” and Ian Lee’s doctoral thesis on the subject. This reflection coincides with changes affecting over half a million Canadians, who will see their postal codes transition to community mailboxes instead of door-to-door delivery.
- David Brin wrote the dystopian novel “The Postman” in the 1980s.
- Ian Lee composed an 850-page doctoral thesis on postal delivery in the 1980s.
- Over half a million Canadians are transitioning to community mailboxes for mail delivery.
- The article suggests reflecting on our relationship with postal services.
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