Cheese remains sticking point in U.K. trade talks as Brits want to maintain access

A Bloc bill to bar supply management concessions in trade negotiations could complicate Canada-U.K. trade talks.

International Trade Minister Mary Ng has frequently proclaimed that trade talks with the U.K. will not yield increased access to Canada's supply-managed dairy sector. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY NEIL MOSS

September 21, 2022

Despite a Canadian proclamation that cheese won’t be a subject of negotiations during free trade discussions with the United Kingdom, the U.K. is maintaining that it will continue to push for dairy market access. Access to Canada’s supply-managed sector has been a sensitive issue for the Libera...

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