supply management

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Ottawa may soon pass ‘supply management’ law to effectively maintain inflated dairy prices
Canada's current system controls dairy production through quotas and restricts imports via tariffs.

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Forget the Loblaws boycott—Canada should scrap supply management instead

Low-income Canadians spend an estimated one-fifth of their income on food.


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Federal government should scrap ‘supply management’ and save Canadians money

The supply management system costs the average Canadian household an estimated $300 to $444 annually.


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Canada should abolish supply management to help tame inflation

The inflation rate for supply managed products such as butter and milk outpaced the general rate.


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Supply management impedes supermarkets from keeping pace with demand

Importers of large quantities of chicken, cheese and butter are compelled to pay taxes exceeding 200 per cent.


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The flatulence of cows produces large quantities of greenhouse gases.


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Canada’s supply management systems impose tariffs of up to 300 per cent on above-quota imports.


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Trudeau government should concede on key NAFTA issues for the benefit of most Canadians

Dairy farmers in Canada benefit from high prices delivered by supply management.


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When the Australian market was deregulated in 2000, the average price farmers received for raw milk almost doubled.


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Canada's trade hurdle—it’s all about supply management

Canada has less leverage with U.S. negotiators now than before the U.S.-Mexico deal.