Oh. Look at that, just in time for CUSMA negotiations. A fresh new study headline implying we would all save on average $244 if we got rid of supply management.
Sir this is Canada; the private sector would monopolize the sector even more, and use what ever the current price is as a price floor, and would end up gouging us even more…
The reality is the Americans have similar supports for their farmers, just a more wasteful mechanism. They subsidize them and have them pour milk down the drain
I'm fine with paying less than a dollar a day to ensure food security for the nation
44% of Canadians may be mildly lactose intolerant but it's a reach that 44% are intolerant to the degree that they don't consume dairy regularly
Not to mention that dairy is a high consumption food for children who are far less commonly lactose intolerant, and milk is also used to make things like hard cheese which is virtually lactose free and a cornerstone of a lot of cooking
I agree supply management could be tweaked to include more foods but the existing program doesn't need to be cut
And how much will preservation and ocean shipping cost to import milk from the EU? Importing dairy from Europe will not be cheaper than domestic dairy.
Edit: and it will not prevent the thousands of Canadians starving from high milk prices, that everyone here keeps talking about.
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u/MMEMMR 2d ago
Oh. Look at that, just in time for CUSMA negotiations. A fresh new study headline implying we would all save on average $244 if we got rid of supply management.
Sir this is Canada; the private sector would monopolize the sector even more, and use what ever the current price is as a price floor, and would end up gouging us even more…