At the meeting of G7 nations last weekend, U.S. President Donald Trump used bully tactics to get Trump-favorable language in a joint message designed to play well at his core supporters back home. The member nations all reached agreement on the document, but in the end Trump didn’t sign. He launched a written attack on […] Read more
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Beer ruling applauded by supply managed farmers
Canadian dairy farmers are feeling relieved today, following a Supreme Court ruling related to interprovincial trade. Supreme Court of Canada justices, in a decision released this morning, ruled that provincial governments can have regulations that restrict the flow of goods across provincial borders, provided the primary function of the regulation is not to impede trade. […] Read more
Supply management accused of refusing to make changes
OTTAWA — As a university professor, Bruno Larue is used to handing out grades. Larue, an agricultural economist at Laval University, normally gives them out to students, but on occasion he also rates organizations and institutions. In the case of Canada’s supply management system, Larue gives it an A+ — for preserving its structure and […] Read more
Dairy unfazed by trade attacks
Farmers convinced that supply management has public support and will survive domestic and international pressure
Dairy supply management might appear to be jeopardizing Canada’s trading relations in many parts of the globe and drawing a lot of fire, but its defenders seem more confident, defiant and optimistic than they have for years. At the Manitoba Dairy Conference, a string of supply management supporters expressed belief that their industry structure can […] Read moreAlberta dairy backs no appeasement on supply management
Alberta dairy farmers seem largely unfazed by American demands for an end to the supply management system as negotiators from Canada, the United States and Mexico continue talks over reworking the North American Free Trade Agreement. At Alberta Milk’s annual conference Nov. 22, producers learned from provincial officials that Canada is holding firm on supply […] Read more
Latest NAFTA talks wrap, U.S. demands Canada end supply management
The fourth round of NAFTA negotiations wrapped up earlier this week with one certainty: there will be more talks. Despite an earlier U.S.-imposed deadline of the end of this year to reach a deal, trade representative Robert Lighthizer announced the country would participate in negotiations at least until the end of next March. The fifth […] Read more
Feds remain staunch supporters of supply management
Canada will continue to defend its supply management system for dairy in the face of American demands for greater transparency and access in a renegotiated North American Free Trade Agreement. Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay said Oct. 16 the Canadian government and its negotiators remain firm in their support. In a conference call from Europe, where […] Read more
Avoiding dairy sector’s boom and bust
Re: Minister Freeland on NAFTA: “Maintaining Canada’s traditional protections under NAFTA… to preserve Canadian culture and Canada’s system of supply management.” With North American Free Trade Agreement talks starting, most people do not know enough about Canada’s supply management system in the dairy industry and how it compares to the American dairy industry, to understand […] Read more
Making the case for supply management
With negotiations on a new North American Free Trade Agreement underway, it is appropriate for Canadians to ask: whither supply management? Supply management is the system in Canada within which products such as dairy (including cheese), chicken, turkey and eggs are produced and sold. It severely restricts the importation of such products from abroad and […] Read more
Canadian dairy looks to protect domestic market ahead of NAFTA talks
WINNIPEG — The head of Canada’s dairy industry group highlighted the role of Canadian dairy producers in the domestic market as the potential for trade agreement renegotiations loom. U.S. President Donald Trump said earlier in the year he was considering pulling the U.S. from the North American Free Trade Agreement, but later shifted his position […] Read more
