The following is a lightly edited excerpt of a chapter on supply management from a political memoir penned by Maxime Bernier that he chose to publish online. Polls indicate that the vast majority of Canadians have little to no idea what supply management is really about. According to a survey done in the summer of

Comment: How the supply management lobby influences politics
My unsuccessful federal leadership campaign is proof the sector has outsized political influence — for now

Mr. President, you’re right: Supply management is unfair
The real victims of this unfairness are Canadian consumers however
Dear Mr. President, You may have heard about me during one of your State Department briefings. I am running to lead my party and replace Justin Trudeau as Canada’s prime minister after the next election. My whole platform is based on four principles: freedom, fairness, responsibility and respect. So I was very pleased when I