Ottawa Rules Out Early Intervention to End Canada Post Strike

Ottawa Rules Out Early Intervention to End Canada Post Strike
Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon speaks at a press conference about the rail labour dispute in Ottawa on Aug. 22, 2024. The Canadian Press/ Patrick Doyle
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OTTAWA—The Liberal government in Ottawa is signalling it’s not currently planning to intervene to end the Canada Post strike, even though the two sides appear to be far apart and the strike is hitting at the busiest time of year for the postal service.

Some 55,000 workers hit the picket lines across Canada on Friday, after contract negotiations with their employer blew past the 72-hour strike deadline set by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers.