Why did the chicken cross the border? To avoid inter-provincial trade barriers!
This week we explain how regulations can cost businesses — and how the pandemic could lead to fewer rules for the Canadian economy. We also look at economic reconciliation and resurgence for Indigenous communities. Plus what will happen to all those pandemic puppies once people go back to work?
The Cost of Living for June 20, 2021
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With a surge in Indigenous economic development in Canada, and Bill C-15 soon to be passed into law, Indigenous people could have more control over resource projects on their land.
Cost of Living host Paul Haavardsrud speaks with an economist, and the head of the National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association about these changes that have been years in the making. 
Just how much will that doggie in the window cost you? Many Canadians adopted pandemic puppies over the last year.
But now that workplaces are starting to reopen, just who is going to take care of Rover when you are at the office?
Is doggy daycare the next big, barking business? Producer Tracy Fuller speaks to a doggie daycare that's seeing surging demand in spots for Spot. 
Why did the chicken cross the border? A poultry farmer's experience with different rules in British Columbia and Alberta cost him more than $200 thousand dollars. It's an extreme example of what regulations can cost businesses.
Senior producer Jennifer Keene hears from those who argue that one way to boost the post-pandemic recovery is to pull out some oversized scissors to trim the red tape. 
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