It really isn't a contentious issue, Canadians just love Corporate welfare - as long as they dub that welfare to the right business. They'll scream out at big bad oil and with the other hand spend millions per job at a Car manufacturer, or in this case supply management cartel that has dumped millions of litres of milk in the sewer rather than sell it at a discount.retrothing wrote: ↑ Communism (n.): "A political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs."
The dairy system in Canada is not an example of communism. It's a classic example of industry protectionism (with 270% import tariffs) and government subsidy through artificially high pricing. The intent when the system was implemented in the 70s was to stabilize farm income, following intense lobbying by the dairy industry.
This remains a contentious issue today, since over 40% of Canadian dairy production comes from Quebec and 30% from Ontario. Eliminating import restrictions and dairy board pricing would impact a specific region of the country, making it a political hot potato.
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