
Is Canada now free of internal trade barriers? Read the fine print
OTTAWA — Federal and provincial leaders are working to dismantle internal trade barriers that push up the cost of goods and make it harder to do business within Canada.
But anyone expecting all of them to be gone by now should read the fine print.
Throughout the spring federal election campaign, Liberal Leader Mark Carney repeatedly vowed to “eliminate” interprovincial trade barriers and create “free trade by Canada Day.”
Carney’s government has now passed its planned changes into law — but it’s more like the start of a conversation than the final word.