Ontario and Manitoba are the latest provinces to announce a plan to work together to dismantle trade barriers within Canada, pledging to boost the flow of goods and services and to reach an agreement on direct-to-consumer alcohol sales by the end of June.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) during a May 14 news conference in Queen’s Park.
The agreement says a direct-to-consumers alcohol sales deal between Manitoba and Ontario is expected by June 30. It also highlights improved interprovincial labour mobility, noting that the provinces will aim to guarantee that any good, service, or worker approved in one province is also approved in the others….