New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador sign agreement to knock down trade barriers – New Brunswick [Video]

New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador are the latest provinces to pledge to work together and knock down trade barriers as Canada faces economic threats from U.S. President Donald Trump.

The country’s two Liberal premiers signed a commitment in St. John’s, N.L., Thursday, saying their goal is to find ways to allow workers and goods certified in one province to be given the same clearance in the other.

“This is a time when the U.S. is trying to divide us, and so Canada is coming together like never before,” New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt told reporters. “If it’s good enough for Newfoundland, it’s good enough for New Brunswick, and you’re not going to have to get re-inspected or re-labeled or repackaged in order for goods to move between our provinces.”

Trump’s global trade war and calls to annex Canada have provinces scrambling to reroute exports away from the United States …