There seems to have been some nibbling around the edges of interprovincial trade barriers – the removal of which Federal Industry Minister James Moore has highlighted as one of Ottawa’s top priorities — at the Provincial Premiers’ meeting in Charlottetown this week. Further discussions, and even some announcements, are expected on Friday.
However, the Council of Confederation has inevitably been dominated (as usual) by complaints over the alleged “fiscal imbalance,” whereby the Feds burnish their budgets at the expense of provincial transfers for health and infrastructure.
Peter Foster – Financial Post – August 28, 2014.
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