Two examples of measures that would be beneficial to consumers and producers on both sides of the border.

During the American election campaign, Donald Trump criticized the North American Free Trade Agreement on several occasions, going so far as to call it “a disaster,” and he clearly stated his intention to renegotiate it. Although the new president is wrong to target it as the source of the economic ills afflicting his country, it is true that NAFTA could be improved.

Protectionism and Canada-US relations.

The market for maple products in Quebec.

Canadian protectionist policies denounced.

Supply management hurts low-income Canadian households.

Supply management hurts low-income Canadian households.

As a result of a recent decision by the Canadian Dairy Commission, the price of industrial milk is set to increase on September 1st, 2016. Numerous studies have found that supply management, under which Canada’s dairy and poultry sectors operate, imposes a large cost per family through higher consumer prices than could be obtained on open markets. Furthermore, these higher prices place more of a burden on poorer households than on richer ones.

The maple syrup monopoly in Quebec.

Supply management for Canada's dairy, poultry, and egg industries.