That's not an artifact of supply management so much as it is health regulations. The Government is worried that unpasteurized dairy will kill us, so we miss out on a fair amount of cheeses.
Re:On the death of my family's dairy farm
by Scoundreller on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @05:57PM
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It’s not just the unpasteurized dairy I’m missing.
The prices on the cheese that we import is dramatically higher than expected for an imported good.
Imported cheese tariffs are an international trade issue.
CETA was intended to help with this, but grocers et al aren't choosing to import European cheeses. :(
https://business.financialpost.com/news/economy/buyer-beware...
Re:On the death of my family's dairy farm
by Scoundreller on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @06:45PM
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The tariffs exist to protect the supply management system.
No tariffs = disappearance of supply management overnight.
CETA only slightly increased the amount of cheese that can be imported duty/tariff free.
It’s by no means a free-for-all with EU cheese. I wish it were.
Purchasers are not purchasing European product _despite not having reached regulated limits_.
Regulation was relaxed, and the purchasers are not availing themselves of the opportunity to purchase European goods.
It doesn't matter that it's not a free for all, because the limits have not been hit.
I’m fed up with croissants made without butter and “cheese” that tastes like rubber at high prices.
If it requires subsidizing farmers through higher income taxes, so be it.
That makes a lot more sense than a government policy of high food prices.
What next, a tax on child care? A vaccine tax? Military enrolment fee?