The IMF just calculated what Canada's internal trade barriers cost us every year: $210 billion. That's not a Trump tariff. That's self-inflicted. Part 2 of the series.
A very good article. I follow internal trade barrier resolution matters through the “Build Canada” site. We started out with a bang and since then we’re getting stuck in the weeds again. Our premiers should redouble their efforts and restrain from carving out niches for themselves.
The discussion is far too general to be helpful. Despite the large GDP numbers blithely trotted out as the reward for eliminating interprovincial trade barriers, I cannot find a comprehensive list of specific affected industries and specific restrictive provincial laws and policies. It’s impossible to apply political pressure if we don’t know who stands in the way.
That the USA subsidizes the feed for milk for chicken and egg chickens, plus beef and pork to the tune of 10s of billions per year is not counted! Our milk has been lower priced for at least a decade and only went a bit higher since food inflation. Frankly I don’t believe the figures.
Do we want a dairy industry employing from start to finish 200,000? Or save a few pennies.
American milk hugely subsidized. Is that what we want, no that's why we have supply management. When young in the 1950s milk prices were like gasoline prices the last 50 years , up down. When the price went up 50 percent dad couldn't afford fluid milk. So we drank powdered or none.
We introduced supply to meet demand. Grocery stores are now considering demand pricing by individual store and customer. Higher prices determined at the register.
How much are taxi licenses worth today vs 1998.
How much is a home worth today vs 1998. It's an asset that increased in value by ay least 3 or 4 times with no improvement, th a t is same cows, same product.
There are thousands licenses out there to produce and sell, liquor, cattle for example for beef. Why is a beef calf worth thousands of dollars when 3 decades ago under a 100.
And all those subsidized items in the USA are paid by deficit or taxes, kind like our oil industry
I get the economic argument absolutely, any thoughts on the social or regional economic benefits of maintaining the barriers? You know the innovation benefits of industry that isn't absolutely consolidated. The impact of regions and equalization payments as consolidation and concentration takes hold? The argument to date ( compelling) is one sided. If we followed it's logic a step further wouldn't Canada just join the US?
Domestic trade barriers are ass backwards and a reason why Canada can't be in the EU or have a proper association agreement with them
You mean 'cant', I assume?
Yes typo
A very good article. I follow internal trade barrier resolution matters through the “Build Canada” site. We started out with a bang and since then we’re getting stuck in the weeds again. Our premiers should redouble their efforts and restrain from carving out niches for themselves.
The discussion is far too general to be helpful. Despite the large GDP numbers blithely trotted out as the reward for eliminating interprovincial trade barriers, I cannot find a comprehensive list of specific affected industries and specific restrictive provincial laws and policies. It’s impossible to apply political pressure if we don’t know who stands in the way.
January 2026…. I think a few things have changed since then, Update your data.
That the USA subsidizes the feed for milk for chicken and egg chickens, plus beef and pork to the tune of 10s of billions per year is not counted! Our milk has been lower priced for at least a decade and only went a bit higher since food inflation. Frankly I don’t believe the figures.
Do we want a dairy industry employing from start to finish 200,000? Or save a few pennies.
American milk hugely subsidized. Is that what we want, no that's why we have supply management. When young in the 1950s milk prices were like gasoline prices the last 50 years , up down. When the price went up 50 percent dad couldn't afford fluid milk. So we drank powdered or none.
We introduced supply to meet demand. Grocery stores are now considering demand pricing by individual store and customer. Higher prices determined at the register.
How much are taxi licenses worth today vs 1998.
How much is a home worth today vs 1998. It's an asset that increased in value by ay least 3 or 4 times with no improvement, th a t is same cows, same product.
There are thousands licenses out there to produce and sell, liquor, cattle for example for beef. Why is a beef calf worth thousands of dollars when 3 decades ago under a 100.
And all those subsidized items in the USA are paid by deficit or taxes, kind like our oil industry
I get the economic argument absolutely, any thoughts on the social or regional economic benefits of maintaining the barriers? You know the innovation benefits of industry that isn't absolutely consolidated. The impact of regions and equalization payments as consolidation and concentration takes hold? The argument to date ( compelling) is one sided. If we followed it's logic a step further wouldn't Canada just join the US?