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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.


2:52PM
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Canada’s supply management systems impose tariffs of up to 300 per cent on above-quota imports.


1:45PM
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Trade with China may actually have increased manufacturing employment in the United States.


2:26PM
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The WTO has become a key player in a high-stakes international poker game.


12:39PM
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Supply management was established in the 1970s because Canadian dairy and poultry farmers didn’t want cross-province competition.


3:56PM
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While the Americans build tariff walls, we should form new trade relationships with other countries.


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Tariffs hurt Canadian consumers, but also Canadian producers who rely on imported inputs.


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Overspending in the United States causes market forces to appreciate the dollar exchange rate.