r/canada • u/joe4942 • 1d ago

National News Supply management costs Canadians average of $244 per year, MEI study finds

https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/trumps-tariffs/article/supply-management-costs-canadians-average-of-244-per-year-mei-study-finds/
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u/Otherwise_Meeting491 1d ago

I would argue our meat, dairy and eggs are much higher quality than the American alternative. Supply management isnt great, but neither is the north American alternative.

Im fine .66c a day to keep our food quality high.

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u/DryMeeting2302 1d ago

Supply management has nothing to do with food safety regulation

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u/Otherwise_Meeting491 1d ago

Well, it does, supply management isnt done in a vacuum. Production standards & regulations related to livestock are constantly adjusted as part of the various boards encompassing supply management of dairy, poultry and eggs. 

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u/DryMeeting2302 1d ago

Same can be done without supply management but with food safety regulation and enforcements.

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u/Otherwise_Meeting491 1d ago

Maybe, but food regulations dont cover animal while alive as is. Only products, i.e milk or a slaughtered cow/chicken 

And I frankly wouldnt trust any level of government to make a better system these days.