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Originally Posted by opendoor
So shipping within Canada is more cost effective and incurs far less red tape than exporting to the US despite inter-provincial trade barriers. But you're blaming inter-provincial trade barriers for Canadians not buying these goods? Do you see how that doesn't make any sense?
Sure, things like alcohol have weird rules around them that should be fixed. But for most goods or raw materials, there are far more barriers to international trade than there are to inter-provincial (as you have highlighted). That doesn't mean lessening those barriers isn't a good idea, but it obviously doesn't explain the balance of internal vs. international trade.
And geography isn't just a question of shipping cost. The logistics, reliability, and transit time for shorter supply chains is superior to longer ones.
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Within my industry. That doesn't mean other industries are the same. I know for sure that the food industry has a lot of issues because of how stuff is regulated.
Inter provincial shipping is one of the biggest issues when it comes to the trade barriers. Maybe go read up on that because its clear you don't have much of a clue about it.