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“We need to galvanize and we need to unite Canadians under one flag — as nation we need to stop siloing each other because everybody knows you are stronger, you’re much more effective, you negotiate better as a team and I think it’s critical now that Canada supports Canadians.” That, said Jamie Parker, owner of…
By Marcy Nicholson The Canadian Press Posted February 21, 2025 5:27 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size British Columbia’s economic development minister says the government plans to enter next week’s meeting with other provinces prepared to make “substantive changes” to its interprovincial trade barriers as the threat of hefty…
Industry groups in Canada breathed a sigh of relief Monday when U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to pause tariffs on Canada after a phone call with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. But Canada is not out of the woods yet, they argue, and now is the time to dismantle some interprovincial trade barriers to blunt the…
The now-delayed but still looming threat of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canadian goods has reignited the debate about removing barriers to trade within Canada. Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre seized on the issue Monday, releasing a seven-minute video claiming “it’s actually easier for our businesses to sell to other countries than to other Canadian…
Part of Ottawa’s response to the threats of tariffs by U.S. President Donald Trump so far has been to vow to work on easing interprovincial trade barriers. Some experts say one sector where consumers often feel the effects of those barriers is the sale and purchase of alcohol across provincial lines. “It’s easier to get a…
