CBC, this morning, platformed a dairy farmer as if he were just another ordinary small business owner facing “uncertainty” and “psychological impacts” from U.S. tariffs—right alongside a sole-proprietor wig maker
What they carefully omitted: he is a member of Canada’s government-protected dairy supply-management cartel. The system that sets production quotas, fixes prices, and restricts competition so Canadian consumers pay some of the highest milk and dairy prices in the developed world
A few choice lines from the interview:
“our industry is designed that the amount of dairy products that are made in the province is equal to the demand. So we’re not reliant on finding export markets…”
“we can’t be a dumping ground for excess production all over the world.”
“I feel that the government understands that we have an envious system that deserves to be protected.”
“I don’t think you strengthen the economy by tearing down one of the stronger pillars in that economy.”
Translation: the cartel works great—for the cartel. Production is deliberately capped, imports are tightly controlled, and prices stay artificially high because competition is suppressed by law. American farmers (and Canadian consumers) are the ones shut out
CBC presented this as neutral “business owner” commentary on trade friction. They never mentioned quotas, price-setting boards, or the fact that this is a state-enforced monopoly, not a free-market dairy farm. Classic CBC sin of omission
Food sovereignty rhetoric sounds noble until you notice who actually holds the quotas and collects the rents @brodiefenlon
Never forget that CBC used a manniquin and pretended it was a covid patient during covid and then called it an error in judgement. These are the people who will be monitoring misinformation on the internet.
Just remember, our government taxes us more than the US ever has & ever will.
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These politicians are a bunch of jokers.
I would never say that Carney or any other Prime Minister shouldn't have caviar, champagne, quinoa salad, Chilean sea bass, or anything else on a flight.
What I am saying, though, is that taxpayers shouldn't be expected to pay for it. If their tastes are SO opulent that they need to have those things in order to feel important, that's fine; but they can pay for it themselves.
They should have a reasonable amount covered ($100/person?) plus the provision costs (which.... we need a better method of delivery for these clowns!) and anything beyond that can be paid for by them. They are filthy rich, so they can buy their own fucking caviar.
“I see nothing “wrong” in believing in a God. I don’t think there is a God, but belief in him does no harm. If it helps you in any way, then that’s fine with me. It’s when belief starts infringing on other people’s rights when it worries me.”
If you’re visiting Toronto with your children from around the world, please avoid Toronto’s downtown tomorrow.
Sexual predators from around the world will be walking around exposing themselves in front of children with the full approval of the country and city’s soulless…