Canada Post strike: CFIB calls on feds to end dispute [Video]

As the Canada Postal worker strike drags on into a third week, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) is calling on the federal government to step in.

“Seventy-five per cent of small businesses in Canada are impacted by the strike at Canada Post, and it’s costing small businesses a huge amount of money; $76 million per day is lost because of the strike,” said Jasmin Guenette, CFIB National Affairs Vice-President.

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“If the strike doesn’t end by Wednesday, it will have cost small businesses $1 billion in revenue.”

According to the CFIB, that includes a combination of lost sales and the increased cost of doing business.

It’s a busy time of year for local businesses, which have had to pivot, including Vamos Outdoors in Almonte.

“We are very blessed, we have wonderful customers,” said owner …