Canada’s premiers have wanted to scrap internal trade barriers for years. Why is it hard to do?

Canada’s premiers have wanted to scrap internal trade barriers for years. Why is it hard to do?

Canada’s premiers and federal officials are pitching cutting interprovincial trade barriers to guard against a looming trade war with the United States, arguing it could boost the Canadian economy by billions of dollars. The idea gained steam on Wednesday after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hosted a virtual meeting with the premiers. Trudeau said in a…