Liberals table One Canadian Economy bill to remove internal trade barriers – National [Video]

The minority Liberal government has tabled a bill aimed at creating an integrated Canadian economy, including knocking down federal barriers to interprovincial trade and identifying major nation-building projects, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Friday.

The bill is called the “One Canadian Economy” bill, Carney said.

“The first component of the bill eliminates federal barriers to internal trade and labor mobility,” Carney said, adding that these barriers cost the Canadian economy around $200 billion a year.

“That will allow more goods, more services to be transported, sold and bought across our nation without restriction, generating new opportunities for Canadian businesses and lowering costs for Canadian consumers,” he said.

The second component of the bill enables the federal government to identify and expedite nation-building projects, Carney said.

“Right now, to receive approval, major projects must undergo numerous reviews and assessments that often happen sequentially one after another rather than simultaneously all at once. That process is arduous. It takes too long and it’s holding our …