Refusing to concede some increased American competition into the dairy market is not a hill that Canada should be prepared to die upon.
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Fight against supply management leads to jail
Producer has been fighting Egg Farmers of Alberta for years, claiming the system is unfair and hurts smaller operators
A southern Alberta egg farmer was jailed after missing a court date in his fight with the provincial egg marketing agency over how many hens he is allowed to keep outside of the quota system.
Canadian food self-sufficiency starts by empowering farmers
Canada’s egg farmers are looking to our leaders to show their strong support for the supply managed egg sector, which delivers stability and self-sufficiency to our food system.
Is supply management shielding Canada’s poultry and egg farmers from bird flu?
Supply managment experts say Canadian system encourages smaller farms, and that helps limit spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza; U.S. industry disagrees
Is supply management muting bird flu?
Grain growers say Liberals must compensate for tariffs
The organization representing Canada’s grain farmers said the Liberal agriculture platform won’t meet its members’ needs
Grain Growers of Canada said promises in the Liberal agriculture platform don’t go far enough to help farmers affected by Chinese tariffs and the ongoing threat of tariffs from the United States.
Carney says supply management “off the table” in negotiations
Supply management won’t be part of trade negotiations and tariff discussions, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Friday.
U.S. dairy exports make big inroads into Canada
Trade deals have allowed northbound trade to flourish, but the optics of massive tariffs remain a trigger for U.S. opponents
Trade data shows that the United States is selling more dairy products to Canada.
Canadians agree on internal trade, less consensus on dairy
An Angus Reid poll of 4,009 people, published in March, found that 29 per cent of Canadians want to eliminate supply management for dairy, eggs and poultry and 23 per cent want to maintain the system.
Supply management a solid anchor in tariff storm
Supply management provides dairy, poultry and egg farmers with a level of economic stability that is the envy of farmers in the United States and beyond.
Be prepared for more U.S. tariff cliffhangers
Less than a week after pressing pause on across-the-board tariffs, the country announced levies on steel and aluminum
This past week is likely to be typical of the next four years of chaos unleashed by U.S. president Donald Trump’s administration.
