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Conrad Black: Now Is the Time to Remove Interprovincial Trade Barriers and Strengthen Canada’s Economy

Conrad Black: Now Is the Time to Remove Interprovincial Trade Barriers and Strengthen Canada’s Economy
Canada's premiers hold a press conference following a meeting in Ottawa on Feb. 7, 2023. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
Conrad Black
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Commentary

The controversy over tariffs between Canada and the United States—and the partially related issue of illegal migrants, drugs, guns, and other objects crossing the Canada-U.S. border—is having the beneficial effect of causing Canadians to think about making this country more independent of American influence and also a more efficient economy for competition in the world.

Conrad Black
Conrad Black
Author
Conrad Black has been one of Canada’s most prominent financiers for 40 years and was one of the leading newspaper publishers in the world. He’s the author of authoritative biographies of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Richard Nixon, and, most recently, “Donald J. Trump: A President Like No Other,” which has been republished in updated form. Follow Conrad Black with Bill Bennett and Victor Davis Hanson on their podcast Scholars and Sense.