Food inflation the result of a perfect storm, not supply management

Despite its benefits, supply management has been weakened by recent trade deals, giving foreign nations greater access to Canadian markets and making us more vulnerable to changes in the global economy, as well as natural disasters and conflicts abroad.

Bloc Québécois MP Luc Thériault's Bill C-282, an act to amend the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act (supply management), received second reading on Feb. 8. The authors say this bill would support supply management by preventing further access concessions to our markets in future trade deals.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY PIERRE LAMPRON, ROGER PELISSERO, TIM KLOMPMAKER, DARREN FERENCE, AND BRIAN BILKES

February 16, 2023

One of the lasting effects of the pandemic is that Canadians are now more sensitized to the importance of a steady supply of domestically produced foods. Prior to the pandemic, few among us paid any attention to the intricacies of global supply chains. Yet in the wake of the...

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