ILS Educational Programs Manager Alex Eames speaks with Moin Yahya about whether the state should run the postal service. They explore the history of Canada Post’s monopoly, competition and innovation in mail delivery, and why Lysander Spooner’s 19th-century rebellion still matters for debates about government-run enterprises today.
References:


Moin A. Yahya — Faculty Profile (University of Alberta, Law)
https://apps.ualberta.ca/directory/person/myahya


Canada Post Corporation Act (Justice Laws, Government of Canada)
https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-10/


Lysander Spooner, The Unconstitutionality of the Laws of Congress Prohibiting Private Mails (1844) — full text 
https://oll.libertyfund.org/titles/spooner-the-unconstitutionality-of-the-laws-of-congress-prohibiting-private-mails-1844 


American Letter Mail Company (Spooner’s private competitor to the U.S. Post) — Overview (Wikipedia)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Letter_Mail_Company


Royal Mail — Background & 2013 Privatization (Wikipedia)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Mail 


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