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Is Canada now free of internal trade barriers? Read the fine print

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Federal and provincial leaders are working to dismantle internal trade barriers that push up the cost of goods and make it harder to do business within Canada .

The rush to break down internal barriers to trade comes in response to U.S. President Donald Trump ’s tariff war with Canada .

Bill C-5 , the bill that reduces federal restrictions on interprovincial trade and speeds up permitting for large infrastructure projects, became law on June 26 .

An analysis of the law by McMillan Vantage says that “this legislation would not achieve” the elimination of all internal trade.

There is no comprehensive list of existing internal trade barriers.

There isn’t even consensus on what all counts as a trade barrier.

Internal Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland has repeatedly stated that most of the barriers are at the provincial level.

She testified to the Senate that she will meet with her provincial counterparts on July 8 to discuss next steps.

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