Supply management was established in the 1970s because Canadian dairy and poultry farmers didn’t want cross-province competition.
NAFTA
June 28, 2018
3:56PM
While the Americans build tariff walls, we should form new trade relationships with other countries.
June 15, 2018
12:58PM
Retaliatory Canadian tariffs will hurt Canadian consumers.
June 6, 2018
3:47PM
Goods don’t pay import taxes, only people pay import taxes.
June 1, 2018
3:40PM
Tariffs hurt Canadian consumers, but also Canadian producers who rely on imported inputs.
June 1, 2018
11:01AM
Recent U.S. actions underscore how difficult it is to negotiate a free trade agreement with a U.S. administration that believes in managed trade.
May 4, 2018
3:51PM
Capital investment is a major source of labour productivity growth, particularly in Canada.
May 4, 2018
10:26AM
Private-sector investment is slated to fall again this year—the fourth consecutive annual decline.
April 13, 2018
10:58AM
For smaller countries, access to the U.S. market is a major prize.
April 11, 2018
1:03PM
Overspending in the United States causes market forces to appreciate the dollar exchange rate.