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Nicolas Huberdeau 1959-2009
Nicolas Huberdeau was born on Dec. 3, 1959, one of nine children—three girls and six boys—born to René and Marguerite, dairy farmers and strong Catholics from St. Lazare, Man. The tightly knit...
View ArticleEconomists unite
Mike Moffatt announces the first major plank of the hypothetical Canadian Economists Party’s hypothetical platform: dairy supply management reform. The cost to such a policy is high – Canadian...
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The $25,000 cow
Don Mason/ GETTY IMAGES I have a proposal I’d like to run by you. As you’re no doubt aware, the Canadian pundit industry has been going through some difficult times of late, not—God knows!—through any...
View ArticleManaging supply management
Once seemingly kept out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership as a result of its support for supply management, the Harper government is now ready to enter into negotiations. The Prime Minister said Canada...
View ArticleDefend, reduce or scrap
The government was fairly adamant yesterday that it would defend supply management. Steven Chase imagines how they might reduce tariffs without abandoning the system entirely. Stephen Gordon considers...
View ArticleMartha Hall Findlay Maverick Watch
Perhaps on the eve of another leadership run, former Liberal MP Martha Hall Findlay calls for an end to supply management. Dairy farms are governed by a byzantine system that prices milk based on...
View ArticleBrent Rathgeber vs. The cows
The Conservative backbencher considers his position on supply management after visiting a dairy farm. On August 2, I proposed in this blog that the system of Supply Management in agri-industries...
View ArticleSaputo boosts dividend but warns of challenges from Canadian competition
LAVAL, Que. – Dairy and cheese giant Saputo boosted its dividend Tuesday but warned that stagnant domestic growth and intense competition will eat into the benefits of a recent acquisition in the...
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Why the dairy industry’s defence of supply management is so flawed
(Shutterstock) In a three-part series Martha Hall Findlay, executive fellow at the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy and a former Liberal MP, has argued that Canada’s system of supply...
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How to scrap supply management—a lesson from down under
In a three-part series Martha Hall Findlay, executive fellow at the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy and a former Liberal MP, has argued that Canada’s system of supply management for...
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Critics of supply management are milking the argument
(Shutterstock) In a three-part series Martha Hall Findlay, executive fellow at the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy and a former Liberal MP, has argued that Canada’s system of supply...
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Why the dairy lobby is so powerful
A dairy farmer walks with her cow during a protest against the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement in front of Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Sept. 29, 2015 (Chris Wattie/Reuters) Late last...
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Canada holds off New Zealand TPP offensive for greater dairy access
New Zealand Trade Minister Tim Groser. (AP) OTTAWA – Canadian officials have slammed the door on a suggestion by New Zealand that it might push for greater access for its dairy products as the...
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A Hail Mary for a failed dairy: Cottage cheese goes smooth
If cottage cheese ever had a golden moment, it was during the First World War, when the U.S. Department of Agriculture created a poster that read: “Eat more cottage cheese, you’ll need less meat.” The...
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Kids who drink whole-fat milk are leaner, study finds
A child finishes off a glass of milk in Chicago in a Feb. 4, 2005 file photo. (Nam Y. Huh/CP/AP) TORONTO – Young children who drink whole cow’s milk tend to be leaner and have higher vitamin D levels...
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Milk beef? U.S. groups urge Trump to take on Canada’s dairy policies
(Shutterstock) MONTREAL – U.S. dairy groups are calling on Donald Trump to set his sights on Canada’s “protectionist” dairy practices as he seeks to safeguard American jobs. The International Dairy...
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Now is our chance to scrap the milk tax once and for all
Display of milk in a Quebec supermarket, April 17, 2013. (Mario Beauregard/CP) In a recent Wisconsin speech, President Trump targeted Canada’s dairy sector and promised “fair trade” in a renegotiated...
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How Trump brought two Allen Abels together
Eden, Wisconsin dairy farmer, Allen Abel. (Photograph by Sara Stathas) One has milked a million cows in his life, the other never has yanked a single udder, but when the sorry plight of Wisconsin dairy...
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Did this Fox Business segment start a trade war?
As Maclean’s Paul Wells reports, Donald Trump’s rising dissatisfaction with America’s trade deals with Canada may have hit a tipping point Monday afternoon. Wells reports that Trump is said to have...
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Trump takes to Twitter, doubles down on dairy threat
(Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg/Getty Images) WASHINGTON – Fresh off slapping a duty on Canadian lumber, President Donald Trump is now making threats about dairy as the northern neighbour has suddenly,...
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