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•T he IFP• H alton H ills, Thursday, M ay 23, 2013 7 ! !! ! • Truck Accessories • Upholstery • Heavy Equipment Glass •Window Tinting 354 Guelph Street, Georgetown 905-873-1655 Truck Accesso• T• Trucruck Ak Accesso We handle all insurance work. Visit our showroom COMMENT Have your say on Canada Post As the federal government takes ac- tion to balance the budget, Canada Post, a Crown corporation, is also facing its own unique fi nancial challenges. Recently, the Conference Board of Canada estimated that, unless things change at Canada Post, declines in mail volumes will lead to losses of $1 billion annually by 2020. Canada Post is ex- ploring options to tackle this projected shortfall without relying on a tax- payer bailout, while con- tinuing to deliver mail to 15 million addresses na- tionwide. Canada Post is cur- rently soliciting feedback from Canadians about how Canada Post should deal with its fi scal chal- lenges. People who are interested in sharing their feedback on the future of postal service in Canada, are encouraged to visit www.canada- post.ca , and click on the link to "What kind of postal service will you need in the future" on the top right-hand cor- ner of the page. This is an opportunity to provide your input into the future of Canada Post. Feedback can also be submitted by mail to the following ad- dress: The Future of Canada Post 2701 Riverside Drive, Suite N0800 Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0B1 Canada Post is not the only federal Crown corporation under review. In order to ensure public funds are not re- quired to bail out these corporations, the federal government is also ensuring that employee pay and benefi t levels in feder- al Crown corporations are aligned with the rest of the federal public service. To meet this objective, the federal budget will provide the federal govern- ment with more oversight of pay and benefi t levels at federal Crown corpora- tions. This will improve the long-term fi nancial viability of federal Crown cor- porations. Any shortfalls at federal Crown cor- porations are ultimately borne by the public. That is why the government has a responsibility to ensure proper oversight of pay and benefi ts at these federal Crown corporations. In this re- gard, lessons were learned from recent cases involving provincial Crown cor- porations, where failure to take action resulted in pro- vincial Crown corporation employees being given pay and benefi ts that were ex- cessive and inappropriate. For example, Ontario Lottery and Gaming Cor- poration (OLG), a provin- cial Crown corporation, provided its employees with excessive increases in pay and benefi ts, espe- cially compared to On- tario's public service, and particularly in a time of fi scal restraint. The province's inaction has been widely discussed in the news: http://goo.gl/9OC2D The federal government is commit- ted to balancing the federal budget in 2015, only two short years from now. Ensuring prudent management and oversight of federal Crown corpora- tions is one part of our economic ac- tion plan to achieve fi scal balance. By ensuring fi scal balance, we will create the macro-economic conditions neces- sary for continued economic growth and job creation. To fi nd out more about Canada Post, visit www.canadapost.ca. To fi nd out more about the federal government's oversight of pay and benefi ts at federal Crown corporations, visit http://goo.gl/ FlKUs. I encourage you to contact me if you have any questions. You can reach me by phone at (866) 878-5556 or by email at michael.chong@parl.gc.ca. --Michael Chong is the MP for Wellington-Halton Hills MICHAEL CHONG The way we were Springtime often meant a wet time for those living in Glen Williams decades ago. (Above) The Glen dam following a fl ood. (Right) A man standing on the remains of the destroyed dam across the Credit River in 1913. Photos courtesy Esquesing Historical Society Spring in the Glen 'We stand by the staff report.' --Steve Grace, Town manager of Traffi c and Engineering... see story pg.3 Reader Janet Armstrong sent in this photo which was taken re- cently in her backyard near Glen Williams. "Our property backs on to the conservation area. He is a frequent visitor to our bird feeder, as is his harem of several more ladylike wild turkeys,"said Armstrong. "They scavenge for seeds dropped by the other smaller visitors." Got a photo you want to share? Email: jmcghie@theifp.ca. LET'S TALK TURKEY From our readers 'Quote unquote'