The federal government is considering allowing Canada Post inspectors to open suspicious letters, according to Attorney General David Lametti.
At a meeting of the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs on May 18, Lametti said he would review changes in federal law, which currently states under the Canada Post Corporation Act that postal inspectors can only open larger packages suspected of carrying contraband, but not letter mail, as reported by Blacklock’s Reporter on May 23.
“It is important not only to law enforcement but also important to the protection of human rights and rights to privacy under the charter,” said Lametti. “It is a little trickier than a package so it needs more time.”…