Definitely it would. If I'm speaking for Quebec and Ontario, we need to export 35% to 40% of what we grow to New York, Boston, Chicago, and down into Florida on the eastern seaboard. It's having that trade to the United States and that freedom to export that take away the excess from the provinces. That allows a better balanced trade within the provinces because we're not fighting amongst each other in trying to move the same amount. We can't force people to eat more tomatoes, onions, and carrots, but we do have other access abroad that strengthens interprovincial trade.
On March 24th, 2015. See this statement in context.