Baloney Meter: Does the United States protect its dairy producers too?
OTTAWA — “We believe it’s important to point out to our U.S. friends that dairy producers in the U.S. also receive subsidies from the government, very significant subsidies.” — Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland in Washington on Tuesday.
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The United States took aim at one of Canada’s sacred economic cows during the just completed fourth round of the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement — it wants an end to the supply management system for dairy, chicken, eggs and turkey.
No Canadian government has ever opposed supply management, and the current government does not dispute that it is protecting Canadian dairy.