Facts
According to the OECD, Canadian consumers had to pay $3.6 billion more every year between 2011 and 2015 for all products under supply management.
A study done by University of Manitoba economists showed that the system imposes a financial burden of $339 annually on the poorest 20% of Canadian households, which is the equivalent of a 2.3% tax on their incomes.
Our Plan
The supply management system is inefficient and fundamentally unfair to consumers, farmers, and other sectors of our economy.
A People’s Party government will:
- Create a free, open, and fair system that will save Canadians billions of dollars annually thanks to the lower prices they will pay for these products.
- Phase out the supply management system over a number of years to allow farmers to adapt, and compensate them for the lost value of their quotas.
- Allow Canada’s dairy, egg and poultry farmers to thrive and sell their products internationally.
