Canadians return to Canada Post with relief and shakier faith in the service [Video]

Canada Post trucks, conveyors and mail carriers swung back into motion Tuesday after a month-long strike by more than 55,000 postal workers left letters and parcels in limbo and a massive backlog to sort through.

Following a ministerial directive, the country’s labour board ordered employees back to work when it determined the two sides stood too far apart to reach a deal by year’s end.

The resumption of operations brought relief to Canadians across the country amid the peak holiday shopping season, though some customers’ faith in the 157-year-old institution emerged a little bruised.

Narintip Wiang In said she was excited and relieved to pick up her Thai passport, which had arrived at a postal outlet in downtown Vancouver the day before the strike began.

“I didn’t catch up with the news, so I didn’t know,” she said. “I’ve been waiting for a month to collect this.”

She said she …