Booze, Cigarettes, and Constitutional Dust-Ups: Canada's Quest for Interprovincial Free Trade

Booze, Cigarettes, and Constitutional Dust-Ups: Canada's Quest for Interprovincial Free Trade

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About the Webinar

Canada’s interprovincial trade barriers tell an engrossing story of our country’s struggle to pursue an enduring singleness, despite a staggering diversity in climate, topography, demography and economics. The tale of our economic union is woven into the nation’s industrial outputs - from turkeys and potash, to margarine and duvets, and of course, booze. Join Ryan Manucha as he traces the story of interprovincial trade to the present day, unearthing the intergenerational battles that pit national and local ambitions against one another, as well as the sacrifices and trade-offs that Canadians would have to make in order to liberalize internal trade.

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About the Speaker

Ryan Manucha

A leading expert on interprovincial trade in Canada, Ryan Manucha is frequently called upon to advise governments and agencies, and his work has appeared in prominent Canadian peer-reviewed legal journals and national newspapers. Most recently, his book Booze, Cigarettes and Constitutional Dust-Ups: Canada’s Quest for Interprovincial Free Trade won the 2022 Donner Prize for best in Canadian public policy and writing, and was a finalist for the 2023 Balsillie Prize for Public Policy.

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