A serious approach to food inflation would focus on reducing costs to producers and encouraging greater supply.
agricultural supply management
June 17, 2021
9:01AM
Supply management makes agricultural products scarcer in order to inflate prices.
December 20, 2018
2:24PM
If Canadians were free to import from the U.S. without paying tariffs, a frozen turkey would cost 15 per cent less.
July 17, 2018
9:57AM
Due to Canada’s policy of supply management, Canadians pay much higher prices for milk, cheese, eggs and poultry.
August 23, 2017
5:30AM
In renegotiating NAFTA, President Trump wants to end Canada’s supply management system.
April 18, 2016
3:00AM
If producers are free to manage supplies, then we get healthy competition and lower prices.
October 19, 2015
1:44PM
Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations fail to pressure the federal government to seriously modify the supply management system.
May 14, 2013
2:00AM
There are few Canadians who understand agricultural supply management and how it affects their daily lives, which is a major reason why this outdated system has survived. Its receiving greater scrutiny now, though, because its impeding trade agreements.