OTTAWA — <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;U.S.-driven tariff chaos&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/international/2025/03/08/as-tariff-chaos-reigns-what-is-trump-actually-trying-to-do/&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/international/2025/03/08/as-tariff-chaos-reigns-what-is-trump-actually-trying-to-do/" target="_blank">U.S.-driven tariff chaos</a> has lit a fire under Canada’s political leaders to scrap long-lingering <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;barriers to internal trade&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/statements/2025/03/05/first-ministers-statement-eliminating-internal-trade-barriers&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/statements/2025/03/05/first-ministers-statement-eliminating-internal-trade-barriers" target="_blank">barriers to internal trade</a>, but experts say powerful provincial Crown corporations could be one of the biggest obstacles to real progress.

Tariff chaos has lit a fire under Canada's political leaders to scrap long-lingering barriers to interprovincial trade.{ai:summary}<p>U.S. tariffs have prompted Canadian political leaders to push for the removal of internal trade barriers. However, experts warn that influential provincial Crown corporations may hinder significant advancements in this area. #politics</p>

'Cash cow' provincial Crown corps could spoil internal trade push, economists say

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