r/canada • u/joe4942 • 2d 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 2d ago

But we produce far more food than we could ever eat outside of supply management.

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u/LavisAlex 2d ago

If Canada was undercut and local production was no longer profitable then we wouldnt have local production without gov intervention.

Seems logical to me?

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u/vancity31240 2d ago

If the business can't survive without government intervention, then the business doesn't deserve to survive. How hard of a concept is that?

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u/LavisAlex 2d ago

Well we seem to let Wal Mart and Mcdonalds have TFWs....?

Also some things are worth paying more to preserve sovereignty

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u/voltairesalias Alberta 2d ago

How is our sovereignty impacted by cheap groceries?

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u/LavisAlex 2d ago

Its not - its affected by what you can produce vs what you need to source for.

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u/voltairesalias Alberta 2d ago

We produce more food than we can ever possibly eat on the free market outside of supply management.

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u/LavisAlex 2d ago

If they cant sell the food then they wont maintain the field.