They had Chobani at the resort and having a cup of it became the highlight of her day. You know how it tried to meet our supply-managed dairy system halfway by making plans for a factory in Kingston. Well, you all know the real reason: supply management froze the world of Canadian dairying at a perfect moment for Quebec, and so the system has become a sacred cow made of other, literal cows. Bernier wants to retire supply management by buying farmers out of their quotas with a national tax on dairy, lasting for a fixed period. One alternative approach would be to end supply management instantly with no buyout, leaving the farmers with nothing — nothing but their beasts, their equipment, and their staggeringly valuable farmland.

Source: National Post April 19, 2017 15:36 UTC