Lawyer and craft beer enthusiast. Internal trade expert. Author of Booze, Cigarettes, and Constitutional Dust-Ups: Canada’s Quest for Interprovincial Trade.
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In the latest MLI paper, “Invisible Internal Trade Barriers,” Ryan Manucha (@RyanManucha) and Joe Noss (@JoeNoss) argue that procurement must be the next phase of reform for federal, provincial, and territorial governments.
“Without action… Canada will entrench a fragmented, opaque system that weakens competition, limits opportunity, and drives higher spending at a time when Canadians can least afford it,” write Manucha and Noss.
Read full paper here⬇️
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In “Blueprint for Internal Trade and Property Rights,” Tim Sargent and Paul Salembier present a special project to realize the economic vision embedded in the Constitution Act, 1867.
Interprovincial barriers still limit labour mobility, investment, and growth across the country. This project goes beyond analysis and provides concrete model legislation to harmonize regulations, enable mutual recognition, and strengthen property rights.
It offers a practical path to a more unified and competitive Canadian economy.
Read here⬇️
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Le commerce intérieur est essentiel à la prospérité 🇨🇦, notamment pour des PRIX PLUS BAS.
Merci au sén. Wilson d'avoir appuyé le projet de loi S-239, un mandat pour @CompBureau de promouvoir le commerce intérieur, avec la responsabilité des organismes de réglementation. #SenCA
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“Canada cannot afford to let internal trade reform progress abate. Interprovincial trade is worth $500-billion and fully within our control unlike the $1.2-trillion relationship with the U.S. CUSMA renegotiations are receiving immense time and resources. At the upcoming Council of the Federation meeting in Charlottetown, Canada’s premiers can choose to supply more of the muscle that’s driven 16 months of progress or let momentum stall,” writes MLI contributor Ryan Manucha (@RyanManucha).
Read here⬇️
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Today @TheHubCanada is pleased to announce the winner and runner-up of this year's Hunter Prize for Public Policy.
The winner of the Hunter Prize and its $25,000 cash prize is @CompBureau senior policy advisor Matthew Chiasson for his proposal to de-regulate and liberalize different parts of the economy in the name of boosting competition. Read here: thehub.ca/2025/11/28/canada-….
The runner-up is @CharlesLammam for his big, bold tax reform plan. Read here: thehub.ca/2025/11/28/canadas….
Thanks to the nearly 250 Canadians who submitted proposals this year.
Thanks to @AliciaPlanincic, @francesdonald, @lraitt, @jackmintz and @theoargitis for bringing their extraordinary experience and expertise to bear as this year's judges.
And thanks to the Hunter Family Foundation for its generous support for the Hunter Prize for Public Policy.
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Even as Trump's tariffs bite, homegrown competition barriers are still pushing prices up nationalpost.com/news/canada…
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Why should Nova Scotians care about interprovincial trade? Can it really help our economy? Join Min Greg Morrow as he talks with internal trade expert, @RyanManucha, about how provincial trade barriers impact people and businesses.
Full interview here: youtu.be/nNh8TFCdx5o
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.@RyanManucha: The big risk in the Liberals’ Canada Day deadline to fix interprovincial trade
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Full article here: thehub.ca/2025/06/09/ryan-ma…
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"Short of the Canadian Pacific Railway or Confederation... there is little that has carried as much potential for internal trade as mutual recognition," argues @RyanManucha.
"When workers can more easily move, there is a greater exchange of ideas, technologies, and know-how."
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Today, our government made history at Queen’s Park.
The Protect Ontario through Free Trade within Canada Act is the first component of the most ambitious provincial action plan on interprovincial trade in Canadian history.
This legislation will create new opportunities for job creation and investment attraction by rectifying the unnecessary and costly barriers that have limited interprovincial trade in Canada for too long.
Learn more: news.ontario.ca/en/release/1…
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Some good news to end off the week: PEI Premier @RobLantz tabled the Interprovincial Trade & Mobility Act! The bill aims to eliminate trade barriers by streamlining licensing and certification, and mutually recognizing goods from cooperating provinces👏
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It was great to sit down with Minister @cafreeland and Premier @TimHoustonNS earlier today to talk about breaking down internal trade barriers in Canada once and for all. What’s good for one province is good for another. Ontario is ready to do its part.
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"Faced with the threat of US tariffs, a provincewide consensus is emerging. An Angus Reid survey found 95 per cent of Canadians now support the removal of internal trade barriers."
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Interprovincial trade barriers cost #Canada billions—politicians are finally talking about them. But what is the solution?
In May 2024, @RyanManucha & @trevortombe explained how fixing trucking regulations can be an easy first step.
Full report here 👇
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The barriers to #trade in #Canada are sometimes higher between provinces than internationally. Our Research Fellow @RyanManucha joined @AmandaLang on @BNNBloomberg to discuss: cdhowe.org/ryan-manucha-bnn-… #cdnpoli #cdnecon
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Truck transportation is vital to interprovincial trade & the significant barriers posed by mismatched regulations can seriously hamper #Canada’s overall productivity. | @trevortombe @RyanManucha
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.@RyanManucha, a lawyer and author of 'Booze, Cigarettes, and Constitutional Dust-Ups: Canada’s Quest for Interprovincial Free Trade,' joins @hainsworthtv to discuss interprovincial trade in Canada. Listen now: bit.ly/47t803o #podcast #cdnpoli
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How does Canada have free trade beyond its borders, but not within them? @spaikin asks @RyanManucha, winner of the @DonnerPrize for his book "Booze, Cigarettes, and Constitutional Dustups: Canada's Quest for Interprovincial Free Trade," at 8/11pm | Producer: @meredithmartin
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2022 @DonnerPrize nominee @RyanManucha: Interprovincial trade illuminates Canadian history (and the extra beer in the trunk)
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Congratulations to the finalists of the 2022 Donner Prize! The winner will be announced Thursday, May 18. Read all about this year's shortlisted books here: donnerbookprize.com/2022-sho…
#donnerprize #shortlistwinners
