Maple Syrup: Quebec Is Hurting Its Producers and Encouraging Its Competitors
Each new sugaring-off season brings its share of controversies, with stories about seizures of syrup from producers making headlines. The rules that apply to Quebec maple syrup producers are indeed very restrictive, in addition to stimulating the growth of their competitors in neighbouring provinces and U.S. states.
La gestion de l’offre, un boulet au pied pour le Canada
The renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement and supply management.
IEDM – Exploitation des hydrocarbures – Germain Belzile
Interview (in French) with Germain Belzile, Senior Associate Researcher at the MEI, on Quebec farmers wanting to defend the value of their land. Broadcast on December 15, 2017, on LCN’s Mario Dumont.
Le prix de la souveraineté alimentaire
The concept of food sovereignty.
IEDM – La renégociation de l’ALENA et la gestion de l’offre – Alexandre Moreau
October 17, 2017 | 8 min. 31 sec. | La Commission Gendron (CHIK-FM) Interview (in French) with Alexandre Moreau, Public Policy Analyst […]
Peut-on libéraliser le secteur agricole?
The renegotiation of NAFTA and Supply management.
Viewpoint – Does Agricultural Prosperity Require Supply Management?
In order to justify the continued existence of supply management, producers’ associations state that they could not actually compete on the American market, and that without this system, they would even lose their shares of the domestic market. This Viewpoint aims to show that on the contrary, it is possible for Canadian farmers to be successful on the world market, without benefiting from such protectionist measures.
Supply management stunts agricultural growth
The renegotiation of NAFTA and Supply management.
Des faits essentiels sur le sirop d’érable
The marketing model of maple products in Quebec.
Sirop d’érable : le lent déclin du Québec
The marketing model of maple products in Quebec.