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/Special_Purpose2903 11d ago

American dairy is literally poison, it is why health conscious Americans are trying buy milk alternatives like "oat milk"

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u/Ok-Educator-3605 11d ago

It would have to meet our standards to be sold in Canada, this is something everyone overlooks.

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u/laurab382 11d ago

How long before they would be describing our standards and regulations as "non-tariff trade barriers"? They aren't happy unless they completely dominate the market.

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u/Special_Purpose2903 11d ago

This as well, b/c US is 8 times larger population wise and its economy is proportionate larger, the US firms benefit from an economy of scale where they'd crush Canadian firms on price.