The Honourable Bill Morneau, Minister of Finance and acting Minister responsible for intergovernmental affairs and internal trade, issued the following statement after meeting provincial and territorial ministers at the Committee on Internal Trade meeting.
Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergovernmental and Northern Affairs and Internal Trade, highlighted plans to eliminate the only remaining federal barrier to trade in alcoholic beverages within Canada.
The Fall Economic Statement presented this week is the next step in our government’s plan to continue to grow the economy and support the middle class—and it identified priority areas such as transportation, food inspection, construction and alcoholic beverages.