Source: EconLog
by Janet Bufton
“In 2012, Gerard Comeau loaded his car with beer (and whiskey and liquor) in Quebec and headed home to New Brunswick, where the booze costs more. Five years later, he was at the Supreme Court. The reason is that he’d brought back more beer than was allowed under provincial liquor laws, unwittingly running afoul of interprovincial trade barriers. Compared to tariffs, interprovincial trade barriers might seem like small fry. But as developed countries look to diversify trade relationships, non-tariff barriers such as those affecting Canadian provinces will loom large.” (03/17/25)