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Alison Simpson: Canada's hidden internal trade walls need to come down to improve the economy

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72% Informative

Canada is one country, but it still operates like 13 separate economies when it comes to trade.

Inefficiencies drive up costs, reduce competition and limit access to goods and services.

Removing existing barriers could lower prices by up to 15 per cent and add up to $200 billion to the domestic economy.

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77

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80

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18

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formal

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English

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79

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not offensive

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not hateful

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short-lived

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