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John Ruffolo: Removing interprovincial trade barriers is a mirage, not a solution

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Canada must avoid steering a course guided by convenient illusions or comforting mirages, says David Frum .

Frum: There is a lot of latent internal economic dynamism that can be unlocked with smart policy changes.

Chasing zombie issues distracts us from focusing on where our public policy and public discourse needs to go, Frum says.

John Ruffolo is the Founder and Managing Partner of Maverix Private Equity, a private equity firm focused on technology-enabled growth and disruption investment strategies and Co-Founder and Vice Chair of the Council of Canadian Innovators . Bookmark our website and support our journalism: Don’t miss the business news you need to know — add financialpost.com to your bookmarks and sign up for our newsletters here..

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