CBC Manitoba: Manitoba among provinces that stand to gain the most from gutting trade barriers, experts say

Dan Shin, an assistant professor in the University of Manitoba’s supply chain management department at the Asper School of Business, said Manitoba could also benefit if manufactured goods — from auto parts to minerals to Canada Goose parkas — could move across provinces more readily.

While it’s likely true Manitoba’s agricultural industry would see some of the greatest benefits of reduced trade barriers, one expert said that may be easier said than done.

Barry Prentice, director of the Transport Institute at the Asper School of Business and a professor in supply chain management, said agriculture is one of the areas where change will be most difficult, in part because there’s “so much entrenched resistance” to breaking down barriers that in theory exist to protect farmers.

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