It's important to think about this question in the way that Canada thinks about international trade. Manufacturing is an entirely trade-exposed sector, as we've experienced in some very detrimental ways in the last 18 months. Plenty of people said, as Canada looked to expand its trading relationship with the United States or abroad, that there would be winners and losers. In terms of prosperity, Canada, Canadians and all of us in our communities have benefited from this. The same is true of taking a similar approach to internal trade within Canada.
Manufacturers have adapted to a system that has all these small distinctions and differences, but there's a cost to doing that. They would welcome a simpler, easier way to move their products, build facilities and move people anywhere in the country.
