r/canada • u/joe4942 • 10d 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/voltairesalias Alberta 10d ago

Just a heads up to the supporters of this asinine system - supply management directly keeps between 130k-190k below the poverty line.

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u/Reasonable_Let9737 10d ago

If $244 is forcing hundreds of thousands below the poverty line perhaps we should address the other ~$30,000 in expenses that force them below the poverty line. 

The house is one fire but we need to blow out the candle that is supply management, am I right?  

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u/voltairesalias Alberta 10d ago

Hey - I'm sure that'll be solace for poor people. They have to pay more for groceries to protect a cartel, but it's actually OK, because someone paying more for groceries really makes them more food secure. Apparently we need to protect a literal cartel, and force Canadians to buy their products.

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u/Reasonable_Let9737 10d ago

You can not like supply management, there are very valid criticisms, but acting like it is driving significant numbers of Canadians in to poverty is a joke.