In response to the looming threat of a trade war with the United States, efforts to remove barriers to Canada’s interprovincial trade have been reignited. Indeed, in a recent interview, Anita Anand, the federal Minister of Transport and Internal Trade, suggested that Canada’s interprovincial trade barriers could be removed within a month. Canada’s agriculture and agri-food sector is one of the industries that may be most impacted by reduced barriers to interprovincial trade. The domestic market presents a tremendous opportunity for Canada’s agriculture and agri-food sector; however, agriculture is also one of the industries that may be most resistant to lowering trade barriers. This article considers what barriers to interprovincial trade currently exist in the industry and considers the impacts of removing those barriers.
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