Conservative senators say they wanted to push Canada Post back-to-work legislation through on Sunday but are pointing the finger at independent senators for delaying the third and final reading until Monday. The controversial back-to-work bill, if passed, would go into effect at noon ET on the day following royal assent. "I didn't want to be here discussing back-to-work legislation," Jessica McDonald of Canada Post admitted. Watch: Canada Post strike in MonctonRaw footage from Moncton of the ongoing Canada Post strike. In 2011 the then-Conservative government passed back-to-work legislation demanding an end to a Canada Post lockout and rotating strikes by postal workers.
Source: CBC News November 25, 2018 22:18 UTC