Protect supply management in CUSMA review, agriculture sector reps tell feds

'There's never been a more important time to ensure that our domestic production is robust and protected,' says David Wiens, president of the Dairy Farmers of Canada.
Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald told The Hill Times that the Liberal government 'will continue to protect supply-managed sectors,' and that 'supply management is not on the table,' in the CUSMA review.

Canada’s agri-food trade system may face scrutiny in the upcoming review of North America’s free trade pact, with some pressure from the United States to reduce tariff barriers and to secure greater market access, even as domestic agriculture sector representatives argue...

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