OTTAWA — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says premiers agreed at a meeting Friday with Prime Minister Mark Carney on the need to cut red tape and “streamline approvals to get big things built faster” — though not all are ready to quash interprovincial trade barriers.

Speaking to reporters after the meeting at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa, Ford said his province and Nova Scotia are moving ahead with legislation to remove interprovincial trade barriers.

"They'll have no choice to hop on board," Ford said after premiers met with PM. "Not forced, but automatically there'll be so much pressure"{ai:summary}<p>Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced that provincial leaders, in a meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney, acknowledged the necessity to reduce red tape and expedite project approvals. However, some provinces remain hesitant to eliminate interprovincial trade barriers. </p><p>Ford indicated that Ontario and Nova Scotia are taking steps to advance legislation aimed at dismantling these barriers. #politics</p>

Not everyone on board with ending interprovincial trade barriers, Ford says after premiers, Carney meet

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