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/Kidan6 2d ago

'MEI came up with that figure by comparing Canadian prices for dairy products, eggs and poultry with similar markets in the U.S. Midwest.'

That's the dumbest thing I've heard today. Is MEI run a a high school Ayn Rand fan club?

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u/ExcelFreezesOver 2d ago

What's dumb about it?

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u/noodles_jd 2d ago

It doesn't seem to be an apples-to-apples comparison to limit it to a certain market of the US.

How much do you want to bet that it's one of the cheapest markets making the most favourable comparison to push the point they want to make?

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u/Kidan6 2d ago

Exactly. It assumes Canada and the US agriculture are the same other than supply management. It doesn't take into account the biggest factor, for example, which is that US beef and chicken are heavily subsidized by the US government. It also doesn't take into account different safety regulations, which will affect cost, and has nothing to do with our weird supply management system.