OTTAWA – A Liberal government appeal for former Conservative appointees to voluntarily step down has been marked “return to sender” by Canada Post.
The chairwoman of the board of directors of the Crown corporation says Canada Post president Deepak Chopra went through a rigorous selection process and his contract extension followed best governance practices.
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Chopra is one of dozens of federal appointees whose terms were extended by the Conservatives in advance of the October election, some more than a year before their existing mandates expired.
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Dominic LeBlanc, the government House leader, sent letters this week to 33 individuals on behalf of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, requesting they voluntarily resign and resubmit their names to a new appointment process.
The government gave them until Dec. 18 to respond.
Canada Post fired back within 48 hours and forwarded its response to The Canadian Press.
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