Agriculture

IEDM – Le lobby laitier canadien: pourquoi une politique coûteuse survit depuis 50 ans – Gabriel Giguère

Did you know that supply management costs you $224 a year—and that it hurts the poor more than the rich? And Thomas Piketty wants to tax wealth at 20% and income at 90% through a global bureaucracy. Gabriel Giguère, senior public policy analyst at the MEI, answers both questions. Broadcast on June 22, 2026, as part of the program “Questions d’actualité” on Radio Ville-Marie.

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Supply Management Is Impoverishing Canadians

Supply management is driving up the prices of milk, eggs, and poultry, and Canada’s least affluent families are being hit hardest. This analysis released by the MEI quantifies the impact of this policy on household expenses. “Supply management is a regressive policy that places a particularly heavy burden on the less fortunate while benefiting only a small number of farmers,” says Gabriel Giguère, senior policy analyst at the MEI.

5-minute read

Gene Editing for Improved Nutrition and More Affordable Food

Technological advances in the agri-food sector, such as gene editing, could help households save on grocery bills and farmers reduce costs for inputs such as pesticides, according to this MEI Viewpoint. “Gene editing makes it possible to grow more nutritious foods, with potential benefits for children’s development and overall public health,” explains Stuart J. Smyth, Senior Fellow at the MEI and professor at the College of Agriculture and Bioresources at the University of Saskatchewan.

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