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Help curtail unfair flyer distribution by Canada Post

News Media Canada is calling on all federal party leaders to commit to restricting Canada Post’s plans to expand its flyer distribution using an unfair advantage provided to them by the government.

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Canada Post has plans to begin distributing packaged commercial flyers in direct competition with local newspapers. Canada Post is using its ability to access lock boxes in apartments and condos as part of its marketing of the plan.

“While the government has taken a number of significant steps to support the industry, its own agency, Canada Post, is embarking on a plan that will seriously harm one of the main revenue sources for Canada’s newspapers.”

–  John Hinds, president and CEO of News Media Canada

This is not the first time that Canada Post would be restricted from unfair competition in the flyer business. In 1997, the federal government limited the ability of the post office to deliver flyers when the Radwanski Report showed they were engaged in inappropriate practices. Since that time, Canada Post has been moving back into the business.

The rollout of this plan by Canada Post comes as the Government of Quebec announced plans to release support measures for the industry in light of the problems faced by Groupe Capitales Médias.

News Media Canada is asking all of the party leaders to build on the existing measures to support Canada’s news media industry and to restrict unfair competition by a Crown Corporation.

Flyers are a key component of the news business. To help you make your voice heard, News Media Canada is providing access to the material below for newspapers to run in their publications and on their social media accounts.

Full Page – Colour

10.375”x10.5” PDF

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Full Page Source files (InDesign) – ZIP file

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Use these 3 different images and customize your post with specific details/instructions about how to contact local candidates.

Facebook – ZIP file with 3 different images.

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Twitter – ZIP file with 3 different images.

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Instagram – ZIP file with 3 different images.

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