Scheer vows internal free trade deal for a stronger federation
Will appoint a minister who will negotiate a comprehensive, formal free-trade deal with the provinces.
Saskatchewan lifts restrictions on interprovincial personal booze
Alberta, Nova Scotia and Manitoba have also eliminated restrictions on how much personal booze people can bring into those provinces.
First ministers meeting shaping up to be most acrimonious in years
Trudeau will have to contend with challenges from conservative premiers.
Feds remove regulatory barriers to trade, hope provinces will follow suit
Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc said the federal government is focusing on areas where it can act quickly to remove regulatory hurdles.
LeBlanc not expecting resistance from premiers on internal trade barriers
Intergovernmental Affairs minister to help organize a first ministers’ meeting on internal trade, expected to be held in late October.
Alberta appeals court ruling ordering province to pay $2M over beer subsidy
A justice ruled last month the beer subsidy was unconstitutional, violating interprovincial free trade rules.
Comeau ruling defies economic – and common sense
A Supreme Court ruling that there’s no ‘constitutional guarantee of free trade’ will stifle both competition and lower prices for consumers.
Supreme Court ruling corks BC vintners’ hopes for free trade of Canadian wines
Comeau decision supports provincial legislation that controls liquor supplies and protecting health and safety.
