Internal trade reform is finally moving and Canada cannot squander the momentum

Internal trade reform requires not only dismantling entrenched regulatory silos, but engaging thousands of public servants across 14 governments and innumerable departments and ministries to rethink decades of divergent regulatory practice where there can be good reasons for the status quo.

Minister of Internal Trade of Canada Dominic LeBlanc was among the panellists at the 'Building Bigger and Faster: Breaking Down Barriers to Prosperity' event in Montreal on April 11, 2026. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY RYAN MANUCHA

April 27, 2026

Internal trade reform has experienced remarkable progress over the past 16 months, but the warning signs are flashing that momentum is waning. Though no reform period is infinite, Canada-United States Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc and his fellow internal trade ministers fro...

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