Similar to the answer I gave to Madame Raynault earlier, it is difficult to pinpoint specific costs, but one element of hope is that this committee in its study could further examine the fact that the provincial premiers at the Council of the Federation meeting last summer embraced the objective of renewal, a review of the Agreement on Internal Trade. This is indicative that there is a general sense that having a more integrated economic space would be a win-win.
A number of measures are there for very legitimate reasons. A number of impediments are there because of the legacy of old regulations that had meaning several decades ago but may no longer serve a purpose. By discussing these issues in a truly horizontal manner you are able to move away from those kinds of chattels or specific interests and look at an outcome, if we apply the right principles. If I make the effort of removing some of the impediments to trade with other provinces—it is the same logic I am applying here as the logic that exists in international trade—I would get removal of impediments to my exports in exchange.
What should guide this exercise is that if we apply these principles it would be a win-win. I rarely hear in discussions with colleagues in the provinces that a measure is there because it is revenue generating. It is much more that it has always been there and we haven't had a chance to come to regulatory modernization, or it still serves a purpose and we don't want to lose that purpose. Instead of looking at specific barriers, having a discussion on the principles that apply equally means you can address many of these elements. You build a vested interest to move together toward a more liberal system.