How could anyone not be excited about the new free-trade deal among the provinces? Well, perhaps it’s not accurate to call it a “free-trade” deal — even though the provinces insist on calling it that — since the premiers and territorial leaders who announced it Friday intend to carve out protections for their favourite rent-seekers and pet industries. Nor is it quite a “deal,” either. So far, all the premiers have agreed to is a concept, in principle, to draft a proposal that would automatically eliminate trade barriers for goods and services that aren’t politically fraught.
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