Nova Scotia groups want free Canadian trade as poll shows support in Atlantic region

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Halifax – A number of business sectors in Nova Scotia welcomes the national call to Prime Minister Tim Houston to reduce commercial barriers between provinces, as a new survey indicates wide general support for the idea via Atlantic Canada.

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Houston announced on Thursday, during his appearance with his colleague, Progressive Governor Doug Ford, Milton, Oanton, that a draft law has not yet been submitted to be allowed to sell Canadian goods and services in Nova Scotia without the need for more test or red tape.

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However, raising restrictions will only apply to provinces and regions that pass similar legislation, and called Houston to follow the progress of Nova Scotia.

On Friday, the federal government continued to announce that it would remove 20 other federal exceptions in the Canadian Free Trade Agreement, which reduces the number from 39 to 19. The Minister of Internal Trade Anand said that the majority of the exceptions that were removed related to government purchases and will provide Canadian companies with more opportunities to compete in All parts of the country.

Ottawa says that eliminating barriers that prevent internal trade can add up to 200 billion dollars to the Canadian economy.

The representatives of the wine and forest sectors in Nova Scotia say they completely support any idea that facilitates the sale of its products in other provinces.

“Nova Scotia” is pushing to break the commercial barriers between the provinces over the past three years, “said Karl Coutinho, co -owner of Avondale Sky Winary and Chairman of the Nova Scotia wine farmers.

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He said: “We would like not to slap our hands when we try to sell a state of wine in Pei or Ontario because in legal terms we are not allowed to do so.”

Coutinho said that getting rid of barriers would open the direct shipping market for the consumer and allow wine factories to get more across the country.

Todd Borgis, CEO of Forest Nova Scotia, who represents the owners of Woodlot, the bulletin, and the bit of pulp and paper, said that his sector is looking to diversify because he is currently selling 75 percent of its products to the United States, where the demand is likely to fall if a 25th tariff is slaughtered in The hundred on Canadian imports on March 4.

“The commercial barriers between the provinces, just like the definitions, are not good for work,” said Burgis, who also warned that it would be important to see the details of the Nova Scotia bill.

He said: “It can be specific things like road weight restrictions and truck formations between provinces are an obstacle to trade.” “If we can get more efficient in how to manage the differences between provinces, I think this will be a good thing.”

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However, the Nova Scotia Federation for Agriculture is more cautious, saying it needs to determine the potential opportunities and challenges of agricultural operations before issuing the ruling. Executive Director Caroline van Den Hyoufille said in a statement that the province's farmers are producing more than 100 products.

“When looking at trade, we know that it affects our different societies in different ways … Nova Scotia faces a commercial threat waving on the horizon of the United States, which means that we must explore all the options available to us as an industry.”

Meanwhile, a new survey conducted by the Halifax -based narrative research said that 92 percent of the Atlantic Canadians support the removal of commercial barriers between the provinces, while 75 percent of those surveyed said that they would likely buy Canadian goods given the threat of customs duties from the fees Customs United States

73 per cent said that they are ready to pay more against a product made in Canada, while 94 percent agreed that retailers should facilitate the products that are manufactured in this country.

Margaret Chapman, CEO CEO and partner at Riserrative Research, said the survey indicates that the customs tariff is “really scary” for people who interact by changing their purchasing behavior.

“They are also looking for governments to make changes to facilitate trade between provinces,” Chapman said. “There is an incredible unit on this issue that we do not see on many issues, so it is interesting to see.”

The online survey, which was conducted from 10 to 19 February, included 1136 Canadian Canadian population. The professional body in the polling industry, the Canadian Research Vision Council, says that online surveys cannot be appointed by an error because it does not experience the population randomly.

This report issued by the Canadian press was published for the first time on February 22, 2025.

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