Canadians’ support for supply management for dairy, eggs and poultry — which has been presented as rock solid — evaporates when confronted with the tough choices that must be made in the coming renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement. This is critical information for the Canadian government and Canadians themselves to understand as
If push comes to shove, Canadians will abandon supply management
It won’t be high milk prices that kills supply management, it will be the prospect of better trade terms with the U.S.