N.L. and N.B. premiers will meet for announcement on interprovincial trade

Alex Kennedy · CBC News

· Posted: Apr 23, 2025 2:46 PM EDT | Last Updated: 5 hours ago

Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey and New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt volition conscionable connected Thursday to marque an announcement connected interprovincial trade, Radio-Canada has learned.

Furey and Holt volition clasp a meeting followed by an announcement successful the afternoon.

Other provinces successful Canada — similar Ontario and Nova Scotia — have already taken steps to region interprovincial trade barriers successful effect to tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump and the strained relationship betwixt some countries.

New Brunswick has besides signed a memorandum of knowing to enactment removing commercialized barriers with Ontario.

Officials successful Newfoundland and Labrador, including Furey and Finance Minister Siobhan Coady, person expressed erstwhile involvement successful exploring removing interprovincial barriers — but person said it's easier said than done.

"It's precise difficult. It's historic. It's territorialism to a definite extent. It's not arsenic straightforward arsenic it appears," Furey told reporters successful February.

In March, Coady said the state was trying to debar unintended consequences that could travel from lowering commercialized barriers with different provinces. She spoke specifically astir barriers surrounding alcohol, fixed the province's connections to large breweries similar Labatt and Molson.

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