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MANY OF US are familiar with the meme that goes: “Finally did the thing that I put off forever, and it took five minutes.” The line resonates because the aversion to starting something that seems big or complex tends to be irrational. The hardest part is simply getting started.
THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA provides an online tool called the Tariff Finder, designed to help suppliers and buyers navigate tariff rates in countries with which Canada has free trade agreements. Its dry, bureaucratic interface is exactly what you’d expect from a system rooted in decades of diplomatic negotiation and strategic economic policy. Exploring the site today feels strangely jarring given...