Ottawa seeks to end Canada Post's foreign monopoly
The Canadian government on last Monday 29th proposed stripping state-owned Canada Post of its monopoly to collect letters for delivery abroad but there is no guarantee the move would succeed.
The proposal would have to be approved by Parliament, where the ruling Conservatives only control a minority of seats. Debate on the matter is due to start later this week.
Transport Minister Lawrence Cannon, who is responsible for Canada Post, said the proposal was “intended to facilitate more competitiveness for companies within the mail industry worldwide and further facilitate the growth of the outbound international mail market in Canada”.
A spokeswoman for Cannon said she was not aware if there were any problems with Canada Post’s performance. No one from Canada Post was immediately available for comment.
