Trump threats are inspiring Canada to tackle trade war from within
Trump threats are inspiring Canada to tackle trade war from within
Now that we're talking trade, it works be a good time to address Canada's internal trade barriers:
“Let’s sit down and come up with a list, because everyone wants to protect something – no matter if it’s the dairy cow in Newfoundland, or the wine in B.C., or ourselves – everyone’s guilty,” he added.
Consumers are confronted by these roadblocks every day. A craft brewery in Quebec can’t sell its beer directly to a nearby restaurant in Ottawa. An engineer in New Brunswick has to get licensed in neighbouring Nova Scotia before practising there. A truck driver in British Columbia can only drive certain truck configurations at night but must do so during the day in Alberta – leaving a narrower time frame to make an interprovincial trek.
Taken together, these barriers are constraining Canada’s economic potential. Research shows that tearing them down would give the economy a sizable boost – perhaps enough to offset the hit from steep U.S. tariffs.
I've posted this before, but maybe under current circumstances it could actually see some traction:
Imagine Canada Post starts Amazon-like storefront where Canadian businesses can sell their products while Canada Post sells something like prime where you pay a monthly/yearly fee for unlimited deliveries.
Turn Canada Post into a sort of highway that connects Canadian consumers to Canadian business anywhere in the country.
Great idea, Sam Porter Bridges.
This would be sick. Especially for high-quality local foods.
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Come share stuff you like that's made in Canada, and help support Canadian owned and operated companies!
I love this; that's the spirit! Make something good out of Trump's depressing world view.
It's "funny" because people have been decrying these barriers since the 1990s. It'd be amazing if we actually saw progress, but I'm not optimistic.
It's never too late to do good.
You know, for all his faults, I watched Trudeaux' press conference where he announced the counter-tariffs. I almost never watch Canadian news, but I did this once. And I was really pleasantly surprised to hear him and the journalists switch from English to French and back to English seamlessly and without drama.
I'm old enough to remember when the two linguistic communities were almost at each other's throats, and the Quebec referendum and all that. Today's Trudeaux performance seemed peaceful and natural.
If that can happen, other things can happen too. If Trump catalyzes good things in Canada, then Trump will have done something good in his life, against all odds.
Absolutely. Let’s look for some positive impacts from this and open interprovincial trade properly.
As a Minnesotan I’m happy that something good comes out of this…. Whatever this is down here now for our hat compadres.
Unfortunately there's a 5th Columnist at the helm in Alberta
And another at Stornoway...
This doesn't take away from the overall messaging but, if you are a registered engineer (in good standing), getting registered in another province is super easy. Fill out a form and provide some I.D. easy (the review takes a week for P.Eng., up to 4 months for P.L.Eng).
Orange 🍊
Mangoes 🥭🥭🥭
Bananas 🍌🍌🍌