You don't fix what is working, but you do fix what isn't.

I worked at Canada Post for 35 year. When it was a government department, it suffered huge debts from cost overruns on computer equipment, sorting machines and carts that didn't work. For years, the Government had to pay off the Post Office's debts.

Added to this were surplus employees both on the floor and in management. I know this because, I saw them sitting around doing nothing during quiet times. There was also a great deal of unnecessary overtime throughout the year. I was there. I worked the overtime.

The Federal Government made Canada Post a Crown Corporation and things started to change slowly.

Buyouts were offered to workers during the late 1980 and early 1990s to reduce bloated staffs and supervisors. Our staff was cut in half, but we still did as much work.

I, also, worked with Canada Customs. I could see that they often had a lot of time on their hands.

As a member of CUPW for 35 years, I know they never worried about any lack of productivity. They just wanted more benefits, more money and more jobs, much like the Ontario civil service unions.

Informed sources will tell you that government departments pay too much for equipment, consultants and travel/food/hotel expenses. Look what happened to e-health, Ornge air ambulance service and hydro executives' bonuses, salaries and severance packages. Could it be that all government departments have bloated, costly, inefficient bureauracies? 

There is room where taxpayers could get a bigger bang for buck.  Kathleen Wynne has a new minister in charge of finding savings in government departments and projects.

I hope that she can find savings that will aid businesses and Ontarians who pay high taxes, debt and energy costs. 

Can the boat get fixed or do we need a new boat?