Fixed it for you
(though I doubt I'd add the profanity in person - honey cf vinegar... ). But you are, aboslutely, right on with that response!
FYI - Mailing Restricted Firearms
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Fixed it for you
(though I doubt I'd add the profanity in person - honey cf vinegar... ). But you are, aboslutely, right on with that response!
This...I work at CP and ship restricted firearms quite often...There are no new Policies coming from Canada Post....This is just an employee being a ####...CP has 70,000 or so employees...They can't all be at the top of the intelligence scale....
Before I got into shooting I went out with a friend to the range and blasted through a bunch of his ammunition. As a thank you I went online and ordered up a bunch of ammo to replace what was used on me and a box or two to say thank you. No pal asked for and arrived by CP, he had a good chuckle over that.
I may tend to agree with this general theme but it is not an entirely accurate statement as far as the crown corporation is concerned. It is their business, they are the ones packing it around. You can't, for example, ship firearms by air with CP.
That's what I thought, Waynewjw, thanks.
JasonGTA, Geologist, Fireguy, my apologies but I think you're mistaken to think that what you ship through the mail is none of CP's business. Here's an extract from the Canada Post Corporation Act :
So yes, they have a legal right to open your package to ensure it's compliant with their regulations. They can ask you what's in the box to save themselves the bother. You can always lie to them or refuse to answer... at your own risk. If they feel like it, they'll just open your package to check it (and they will for sure if they see something interesting on the X-ray scan).
Source: http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-10/page-13.html#h-23
JasonGTA, Geologist, Fireguy, my apologies but I think you're mistaken to think that what you ship through the mail is none of CP's business. Here's an extract from the Canada Post Corporation Act :
41. (1) The Corporation may open any mail, other than a letter, to determine in any particular case
(a) whether the conditions prescribed by regulations made pursuant to paragraph 19(1)(c) have been complied with;
(b) whether the manner prescribed by regulations made pursuant to paragraph 19(1)(e) has been adhered to; or
(c) whether the mail is non-mailable matter.
(2) The Corporation may open any undeliverable mail, including any undeliverable letters(b) whether the manner prescribed by regulations made pursuant to paragraph 19(1)(e) has been adhered to; or
(c) whether the mail is non-mailable matter.
So yes, they have a legal right to open your package to ensure it's compliant with their regulations. They can ask you what's in the box to save themselves the bother. You can always lie to them or refuse to answer... at your own risk. If they feel like it, they'll just open your package to check it (and they will for sure if they see something interesting on the X-ray scan).
Source: http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-10/page-13.html#h-23
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