Most Canadian farmers thrive without supply management; what’s so special about dairy?

NAFTA is the perfect opportunity to make life better for Canadian consumers and open Canada’s dairy industry to global competition.

Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland gives reporters an update on NAFTA negotiations on Sept. 25 in the House foyer. The third round of talks was set to wrap up in Ottawa Sept. 27, with the U.S. having not yet tabled its dairy demands early on this round. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY ERIC DALKE

September 27, 2017

CALGARY—With negotiators butting heads on most major elements of NAFTA, the second round of talks wound down with no real breakthroughs, and we’ve yet to see the results of the ongoing third round. One major sticking point for the Americans remains largely unresolved: Canada’s supply managemen...

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