East should meet West

“It is proposed that they shall united…with the purposes of commerce, for the defense of our common country, and to develop the vast natural resources of our united domains…” -George Brown, February 8, 1865

11 May 2016

Good afternoon, bonjour:  I am grateful for the chance to appear before you on behalf of the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies. Merci de cette opportunité de comparaître devant vous de la part de l’Institut atlantique d’études de marché.

Le commerce fait partie intégrale des canadiens de la région atlantique, partant des autochtones aux premiers colons européens, qu’ils soient anglais ou français.

It was present in the minds and dreams of key figures involved in the creation of the Dominion of Canada that the new entity would give us free trade.

In the last decade or so, our country has made significant efforts in developing trade with other countries. But on internal trade, we have fallen short of the dreams and promises of the Dominion’s Founders.

That’s why I would li…