The federal government’s announcement on April 21 of the creation of a second Domestic Trade Commissioners Network is long overdue. It is good news of real, meaningful, concrete action on an internal trade file filled with aspirational talk.

But it’s not enough. Alberta needs to follow Quebec and now Ottawa, and create its own domestic trade service.

With prospects for easier access to American markets growing dimmer by the day, Canadian companies desperately need better access to the easiest, safest market available.

That market isn’t in Asia. It’s here in Canada.

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Governments and academics have focused exclusively on reducing the legal and regulatory barriers to moving goods and people between provinces. This is necessary, but far from sufficient.

For more than a decade, we at the Canada West Foundation argued that lowering barriers helps companies already trading in Canada. It does little for........

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