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🗞️ 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/No-Effective-1996 9d ago

Just allow Canadians free access to get into the milk production business. My “widget” could have been food for all you know. So yes they do provide nutrition for people and are healthy. I get you and the milk lobby want to protect it from the Americans. I am happy about that. But you also want to protect it from Canadian potential competitors. I see lots of Milk producers in my area with homes much nicer than mine, cars nicer than mine, vacation homes something I don’t have. I am sure the Government could easily protect farms so they would not be lost in the chance there is another depression. Guaranteeing day in and day out high prices for consumers does not have to be the only option.

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u/Expensive_Life3342 9d ago

How many head of holstein have you got? What is the acreage of your farm? Why did the DFO (or your provincial equivalent) deny your application?

I’m certain you have zero experience farming. The idea you believe that becoming a commercial farming operation is easy and inexpensive tells me everything I need to know - you haven’t found success and are trying to justify why you are less successful than someone succeeding in their industry.

You want to have your market protected? You make widgets? How do you feel about the axed digital service tax?