Are governments ready to let Canadians buy Canadian?

As of May, CFIB found that nearly seven in 10 small businesses reported no improvement in the ease of doing business across provincial borders over the last 12 months, while 16 per cent said conditions have actually worsened.

A Red Seal-certified hairstylist from Nova Scotia can drive to New Brunswick tomorrow but can't legally cut hair there without paying hundreds of dollars to be re-certified. The right to move means little without the right to work on arrival, writes SeoRhin Yoo. Pexels photograph by RDNE Stock project

Opinion

BY SEORHIN YOO

August 12, 2026

For more than a year, Canadian governments have hammered the same message: shop Canadian, support local, elbows up.

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