Lawyer and craft beer enthusiast. Internal trade expert. Author of Booze, Cigarettes, and Constitutional Dust-Ups: Canada’s Quest for Interprovincial Trade.
Trump still the best thing ever for internal trade reform as I shared on @therundowntvo today. Big improvements to labour mobility came out of the Aug internal trade ministers meeting in Iqaluit, lowering the tax on the 300k+ Canadians who move between provinces every year.
Breaking down interprovincial trade barriers isn't just about moving products, it's about making life easier for Canadians. @RyanManucha (@CDHoweInstitute) tells @JeyanTVO why labour mobility matters, tonight at 8pm with @SarahWRynard (@PolyCan) | Producer: Mike Attenborough
@dataghees@therundowntvo Agreed. Lots of other good stuff in the press release including model legislation and alignment on occupational health items too!
Some long weekend listening for the dock or drive. Blue Skies tackles Canada’s oldest challenge -internal trade barriers - with the award winning author @RyanManucha 🇨🇦
https://t.co/gVFfNw4XoL
In the latest MLI paper, “Invisible Internal Trade Barriers,” Ryan Manucha (@RyanManucha) and Joe Noss (@JoeNoss) argue that procurement must be the next phase of reform for federal, provincial, and territorial governments.
“Without action… Canada will entrench a fragmented, opaque system that weakens competition, limits opportunity, and drives higher spending at a time when Canadians can least afford it,” write Manucha and Noss.
Read full paper here⬇️
https://t.co/EzRUwz9MFU
In “Blueprint for Internal Trade and Property Rights,” Tim Sargent and Paul Salembier present a special project to realize the economic vision embedded in the Constitution Act, 1867.
Interprovincial barriers still limit labour mobility, investment, and growth across the country. This project goes beyond analysis and provides concrete model legislation to harmonize regulations, enable mutual recognition, and strengthen property rights.
It offers a practical path to a more unified and competitive Canadian economy.
Read here⬇️
https://t.co/nFgVSBTxwm
Le commerce intérieur est essentiel à la prospérité 🇨🇦, notamment pour des PRIX PLUS BAS.
Merci au sén. Wilson d'avoir appuyé le projet de loi S-239, un mandat pour @CompBureau de promouvoir le commerce intérieur, avec la responsabilité des organismes de réglementation. #SenCA
“Canada cannot afford to let internal trade reform progress abate. Interprovincial trade is worth $500-billion and fully within our control unlike the $1.2-trillion relationship with the U.S. CUSMA renegotiations are receiving immense time and resources. At the upcoming Council of the Federation meeting in Charlottetown, Canada’s premiers can choose to supply more of the muscle that’s driven 16 months of progress or let momentum stall,” writes MLI contributor Ryan Manucha (@RyanManucha).
Read here⬇️
@MikePMoffatt@ruffoloj I’m not sure how narrowly you’re defining barriers. They are non-distance transaction costs on account of an internal frontier. Some examples one might not consider:
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Today @TheHubCanada is pleased to announce the winner and runner-up of this year's Hunter Prize for Public Policy.
The winner of the Hunter Prize and its $25,000 cash prize is @CompBureau senior policy advisor Matthew Chiasson for his proposal to de-regulate and liberalize different parts of the economy in the name of boosting competition. Read here: https://t.co/kcBhRAj9xW.
The runner-up is @CharlesLammam for his big, bold tax reform plan. Read here: https://t.co/bYHw3XLu5r.
Thanks to the nearly 250 Canadians who submitted proposals this year.
Thanks to @AliciaPlanincic, @francesdonald, @lraitt, @jackmintz and @theoargitis for bringing their extraordinary experience and expertise to bear as this year's judges.
And thanks to the Hunter Family Foundation for its generous support for the Hunter Prize for Public Policy.
@evansammccann You are right to flag the significance of Canadian business history. I’m president of the Canadian Business History Association, a small but mighty group trying to tackle the problem you identify. Would you be willing to connect?
Was on @CBCNews yesterday to digest Nov 19th's pan-Canadian internal trade minister's meeting in Yellowknife, as well as Canada's newest internal trade agreement: the Canadian Mutual Recognition Agreement for goods. Link in comments for my analysis.
Great piece by @ForsterSam on what is at stake re internal trade ahead of tomorrow’s supremely important pan-Canadian internal trade summit in Yellowknife, NWT https://t.co/D6q7uwrBrv