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OTTAWA – Canada Post’s abrupt announcement that it is ending door-to-door delivery in urban areas and charging $1 for an individual stamp has alarmed opposition MPs and postal workers who say the new plan is bad news for Canadians.

The plan – released the day after the House of Commons started its Christmas break – caught parliamentarians by surprise.

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Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau said the timing of the announcement “is a demonstration of a tremendous level of cynicism.”

“This is the government trying to minimize what they know is bad news,” he said, adding that more robust discussion was needed before the Crown corporation scrapped “an important service.”

The NDP slammed Canada Post’s new business plan, with Transport Critic Olivia Chow saying the “short-sighted service cuts” will have huge impacts on seniors and people with disabilities.