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The Conservatives obviously like what they see in Canada Post president and CEO Deepak Chopra: his contract has been extended five years effective Feb. 1, 2016, at a salary of roughly $500,000 per year.

Cabinet approved the deal in July – six months before Chopra’s first five-year contract was due to expire. Given the uncertainty created by the Oct. 19 federal election, the new contract likely provides meaningful severance for Chopra should the Conservatives lose power.

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The Liberals and New Democrats have promised to halt Canada Post’s ongoing efforts to end home mail delivery, which is expected to produce up to $500 million in annual savings by 2019.

This doesn’t necessarily mean they would fire Chopra if they are elected, but it’s difficult to see the former Pitney Bowes Canada executive sticking around under this scenario. He would have to backtrack on a central part of his plan to turn around the $8-billion-a-year Crown corporation.