Freeland has pointed to studies that say internal trade barriers amount to a seven per cent tariff that Canada imposes on itself, and that removing them could boost the economy by up to $200 billion.

The Business Council of Alberta has estimated that interprovincial trade barriers are tantamount to a 6.9-per-cent tariff on Canadian goods, and the International Monetary Fund has estimated the ...

In May, the International Monetary Fund estimated that eliminating trade barriers in Canada could raise GDP by four per cent, well over any economic gains attributed to a renegotiated free trade ...

OTTAWA — The federal government and Canada's premiers are greatly overselling the benefits of breaking down internal trade barriers, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives argues in a new report.

The federal government and Canada’s premiers are greatly overselling the benefits of breaking down internal trade barriers, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives argues in a new report. The left ...

By Kyle Duggan, Ottawa The federal government and Canada's premiers are greatly overselling the benefits of breaking down internal trade barriers, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives argues in ...

"Enhancing internal trade and removing barriers will be a key tool to counter the impact of U.S. tariffs," said Laura Scaffidi, Freeland's director of communications.