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Trudeau calls out Poilievre after top Conservative adviser is tied to Loblaw lobbying (www.cbc.ca)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Unfortunately that statement demonstrates a functional misunderstanding of how supply management operates.

Farmers / quota pools are mandated by these government regulations to have supply marginally exceed expected consumer demand specifically to address common issues with any commodity sector such as price gouging (to protect consumers), and predatory pricing (to protect producers).

https://bcegg.com/our-story/supply-management/

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/adv/article-matching-demand-and-made-in-canada-eggs-with-supply-management/