Ep 153: USA vs UPU - the inside story (continued...)

Apr 29, 2019

Pierre Morin, International Relations at Canada Post, is back to fill us in on what has been happening at the UPU:

• Net importers vs net exporters
• A detailed discussion of the three options that have been proposed:
  • Accelerating minor increases previously agreed (including modelling of how this would affect Canada Post)
  • Self-declared rates (the only option that currently seems acceptable to the USA), including protections against price gouging
  • The compromise option with a transition period before introducing self-declared rates, including price caps
• The postal ballot process, including the involvement of “sanctioned countries”
• Likely process for the Congress to be held in September - if indeed it goes ahead
• The chance for compromise at the Congress
• Public statements made by other nations
• Funding changes if the USA withdraws from the UPU