Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he’s worried that Canadians might realize they don’t need Canada Post anymore if the strike continues to go on through the Christmas holiday season.

Trudeau made his comments while speaking at the Halifax Chamber of Commerce, after being asked if the feds should intervene to force striking Canada Post employees back to work. 

The Prime Minister said the strike is “endangering the long term viability of Canada Post as a service that Canadians rely on.”

He continued, “Because if we go through a complete Christmas season and everyone figures out alternatives to it, even if we’re bringing out donkeys to, like whatever solutions people are trying to figure out, if you break trust in an institution it’s really hard to rebuild it.”

The strike involves the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) and Canada Post, the national postal service, with the union demanding better wages, benefits, and working conditions while Canada Post counters with its own proposals.

Trudeau further said he’s continuing to pressure both sides to get back to the bargaining table, but wouldn’t commit to forcing the CUPW back to work as he did with the recent port and rail disputes.

The Canada Post strike has now lasted 28 days, impacting 55,000 employees and leaving many Canadians without mail since it began.

Canada Post employees went on strike November 15, with their union releasing a list of demands that includes free sex changes for employees.

Among their gripes is the fact that their employees can’t get sex change operations for free, as indicated by their inclusion of “gender-affirming care” to their benefits plan, along with other financial items.

Just as woke, the CUPW is asking for “precautionary cessation of work for pregnant and breastfeeding employees,” rather than “women.”