Trade Walls at Home: The Maritime Malaise The recent ordeal faced by Fireside Meadery, a Nova Scotia mead producer, as they tried to supply their product to the Shediac Renaissance Faire in New Brunswick highlights the peculiar and often crippling trade barriers within our own country.
Interprovincial trade issues are not just about border crossings and tariffs; this story shows how bureaucratic hurdles can stymie even local business transactions.
An $11,000 order for mead from Fireside Meadery ballooned to $25,000 under New Brunswick liquor fees, a decision that hurt both parties involved.