Understanding Canada: Barriers & Actions Regarding Interprovincial Trade
Canadians Dissecting Canadian Challenges
A special & huge thank you to our partners over at Ada for hosting this event!
Understanding the complexities of core issues facing Canadians today can be a difficult, and quite frankly overwhelming, task to take on individually. In the age of social media, it’s becoming near impossible to isolate facts – emotions dominate conversation, extremism echo chambers are becoming louder, and traditional news sources are becoming increasingly partisan.
If you're someone who seeks to build a better future, you will require clear information & unbiased facts to make the best decisions on what we do next.
Understanding Canada is a biweekly reading group in Toronto hosted by Build Canada designed to provide you with exactly that. Each session, interested minds gather to read & review Canadian reports & papers on policy, cultural, and economic challenges.
Together, we will investigate the deepest problems facing our country, comprehend the seemingly indigestible webs of information surrounding them, and craft new perspectives.
We encourage individuals of many backgrounds to attend this event. The more diverse the audience, the better the experience.
Season 1 // Session 2: Barriers & Actions Regarding Interprovincial Trade
In this session, we will read through a short package of materials outlining the current challenges stifling Interprovincial Trade, pointed issues across individual provinces, and what the Canadian Federal & Provincial governments need to get done to expand opportunity for Canadian-wide commerce.
This Session's Reading (tentative)
JDI Policy Insight: Breaking Down Canada's Internal Trade Barriers by Christopher S. Cotton, Daniel Teeter for Queen's University
Federal Action Plan to Strengthen Internal Trade
Posted to GOC WebsiteWhy the answer to Trump’s tariff lies in the 19th century by special guest Ryan Manucha in The Globe and Mail
Schedule
5:30 PM: Doors Open
6:00 PM: Session Begins
8:00 PM: Open Floor
8:30 PM: Doors Close
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