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Hundreds of unionized Canada Post employees marched through downtown Ottawa on Sunday to protest the recent decision to phase out door-to-door delivery and boost stamp prices.

The stream of protesters spanned more than three blocks on Sunday afternoon as the Canadian Union of Postal Workers and its supporters made their way to Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s office across from Parliament Hill.

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Slogans on t-shirts and signs accused Mr. Harper of being a “serial job killer” and called on the government to keep its “hands off our post office.”

The postal workers’ union has been vocal in its opposition to service cutbacks since the decision was announced late last year.

“Look at how cold it is out here,” said protester Kirsten Kozalanka as temperatures in Ottawa neared -30C. “I don’t want my mother to have to walk to a community mailbox in this weather.”

After the protest, the Prime Minister’s office referred requests for comment to Minister of Transport Lisa Raitt.

Minister Raitt’s office released a statement claiming that while the minister respected the union’s right to peaceful protest, the new plan “will help to ensure [Canada Post] is on solid financial footing and better reflects Canadians’ choices.”