By Jeff Pelletier, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunatsiaq News Getting rid of barriers to interprovincial and territorial trade and labour was on the new federal government\u2019s agenda for a while. It was part of Prime Minister Mark Carney\u2019s election campaign; included in the government\u2019s throne speech; and it materialized into Bill C-5, which passed quickly through the House of Commons and was approved in the Senate on Thursday. Bill C-5 actually has two parts: the One Canadian Economy Act, and the Building Canada Act. Here is what the new bill is set to do, and how it could affect Nunavut. Canada is \u2018balkanized\u2019 For years, the provinces and territories have imposed barriers limiting movement of professionals and products across their borders. That means, for instance, that Ontarians would have a… <\/p>\n
By Jeff Pelletier, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunatsiaq News Getting rid of barriers to interprovincial and territorial trade and labour was on the new federal government\u2019s agenda for a while. It was part of Prime Minister Mark Carney\u2019s election campaign; included in the government\u2019s throne speech; and it materialized into Bill C-5, which passed quickly through the House of Commons and was approved in the Senate on Thursday. Bill C-5 actually has two parts: the One Canadian Economy Act, and the Building Canada Act. Here is what the new bill is set to do, and how it could affect Nunavut. Canada is \u2018balkanized\u2019 For years, the provinces and territories have imposed barriers limiting movement of professionals and products across their borders. That means, for instance, that Ontarians would have a... <\/p>\n