The Case for Inter-Provincial Free Trade

By Angus MacCaull – Maclean’s

For months, Donald Trump’s tariff threats have loomed over Canada, threatening to push the country into recession. If anything good has emerged from the threats, however, it’s the renewed urgency Canadians feel to strengthen our economy from within by removing the countless barriers to the flow of people, goods and economic activity between provinces. Dismantling those internal trade barriers could boost the country’s GDP by up to $200 billion, mitigating the damaging effects of any potential tariffs.