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…

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Canada’s inflation rate fell to 1.8% in December, with prices declining during GST break

Canada’s inflation rate fell to 1.8% in December, with prices declining during GST break

Canada’s inflation rate fell to 1.8 per cent in December, with the federal government’s GST holiday bringing prices down for restaurant food, alcohol and children’s clothing, Statistics Canada said Tuesday. The rate was a tick lower than analyst expectations, and lower than the previous month’s 1.9 per cent. With food excluded, December’s inflation rate came in at 2.1 per…

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Canada’s immigration department cutting roughly 3,300 jobs over 3 years

Canada’s immigration department cutting roughly 3,300 jobs over 3 years

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has announced plans to cut about 3,300 jobs, or about a quarter of its workforce, over the next three years. The federal department emailed employees on Monday about its “budget situation” and the impact on staffing, which IRCC later confirmed with CBC. The email stated it was unclear who would be impacted by these…

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