Prime Minister Mark Carney on Friday said Canada could offset the effects of any U.S. tariffs by removing internal trade barriers and that he aimed for free trade within the country by July 1, after meeting provincial and territorial leaders..“We are committing to table legislation by the 1st of July for goods to travel across the country… free of federal barriers,” Carney told reporters. “We can more than offset the effects of any U.S. tariffs by eliminating internal trade barriers alone.” Carney on his website cites research that found removing internal barriers would reduce trade costs.
