OTTAWA – Senators are debating back-to-work legislation for locked-out Canada Post employees.
The upper chamber is expected to pass the bill within hours, setting the stage for royal assent and resumption of postal service within days.
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The rare Sunday sitting of the Senate followed a 58-hour marathon filibuster in the House of Commons.
The Conservative benches erupted in cheers after MPs passed the bill Saturday night.
The government tabled the back-to-work bill last Monday after Canada Post locked out the union.
The NDP tried to stall passage of the bill, calling it unfair to the workers.
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