Canada Post book rate for libraries extended by Minister

Cabot writes “The CBC is reporting that Canadian libraries will continue to benefit from a special shipping rate from Canada Post, after an announcement from National Revenue Minister John McCallum Friday.

McCallum, a former Dean of Arts at McGill University and the minister responsible for Canada Post, issued a statement about the subsidy program, which allows libraries to mail each other books for rates substantially lower than commercial rates – usually less than a dollar a book.”