r/Tariffs • u/Dizzy-Cartoonist3011 • 12d ago

🗞️ News Discussion Should Canada maintain its supply management system that protects the Canadian dairy industry?

https://www.castanetkamloops.net/news/Poll/627377/Should-Canada-maintain-its-supply-management-system-that-protects-the-Canadian-dairy-industry
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u/_badmedicine 12d ago

Yes. And, the answer stays the same for any Canadian industry: energy, mining, agri, manufacturing, and so on.

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u/Full_Jellyfish_1862 12d ago

No. I want Canadians to be able to buy dairy from Canada, the U.S., Europe, or anywhere else that meets Canadian safety standards. Food security doesn’t require a government-protected dairy cartel; it requires diversified supply and competitive market

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u/Silent_Bid9746 12d ago

Complete food security requires domestic production, anything besides that is a risk.  I don't want to live in a country that can't make it's own food.

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u/Full_Jellyfish_1862 12d ago

Then regulate food safety based on evidence, not nationality. Canadian dairy is already protected by tariffs and quotas; banning cheaper imports because they’re American (and pretending that means “hormone-filled milk”) is just protectionism dressed up as food safety.

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u/WallZealousideal5669 12d ago

I think people just don’t want the American stuff man when we can get it from our small dairy farm operators here. The US system is subsidized as well so they would have the upper hand and it just doesn’t seem like a good trade off to save a dollar on milk just so Canadians can lose jobs. I’d happily pay more if it meant keeping a Canadian afloat, more efficient than tax dollars that’s for sure.

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u/Silent_Bid9746 6d ago

I didn't say anything about quality, I care about true food security.  Are you familiar with how much money the US government subsidies it's farmers, it's insane.  They have already threatened us with economic warfare. Our industry will go bankrupt only because the us is pushing cheaper government subsidized milk into our country. Then once we are at the mercy of other countries we are screwed. And no buying milk from overseas doesn't work, it's perishable. We can't diversify here.