Bill C-44 · 40th Parliament · Stephen Harper
An Act to amend the Canada Post Corporation Act
Government bill. Died when Parliament ended.
- IntroducedJune 17, 2009
- Debated in principleNot reached
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- Passed its first chamberNot reached
- Passed the second chamberNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Leading supporters
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- Stephen HarperPrime Minister
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What it set out to do
On 12 June 2009, The Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities introduced Bill C-44, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (Expanded Voting Opportunities Act), in the House of Commons and it was given first reading. To provide universal postal service throughout Canada, Canada Post is granted a monopoly for certain classes of letters and for certain mail activities. Letters covered by the monopoly include mail weighing under 500 grams that is specifically addressed to a recipient and that is not excluded in the Letter Definition Regulations. The specific activities covered by the monopoly are found in sections 14 and 15 of the CPCA under the “Exclusive Privilege of Corporation” heading. Section 14(1) states that Canada Post “has the sole and exclusive privilege of collecting, transmitting and delivering letters to the addressee thereof within Canada.” Activities exempted from this monopoly are found in section 15 of the CPCA and include personal delivery without payment by various entities, legal documents issued by a court of justice, letters lawfully brought into Canada for subsequent postage, express mail for a fee that is more than three times the postage rate of…
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