‘Creating More Red Tape’: Sask. Premier’s New West Invitation Presents a Challenge

‘Creating more red tape’: Sask. premier’s New West invitation presents a challenge

A Saskatchewan economist says removing internal trade barriers may not be as straightforward as it seems as economies and agreements become more complex the farther they stretch.

Removing interprovincial trade barriers is more political theatre than economic action › Sunny South News

The Trump administration’s tariff war on the world economy has highlighted a long-standing tension in Canadian federalism: so-called interprovincial trade barriers. Federal and provincial politicians claim these barriers cost the Canadian economy hundreds of billions of dollars in lost activity each year. In reality, the cost of interprovincial trade barriers has been vastly overstated, as virtually all goods, services and investments flow freel…