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I have no love for telus, bell, or Rogers.

Should Canadians pay a bit of a premium to be able to supply some of the things that we depend on to live ourselves, in our own way, on our own terms? For food I think yes. I am happy to know that the milk and cheese I consume did not come from American mega farms with all their problems.

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Instead of trade barriers exclusively based on place of origin, you could have food safety rules that enforce animal welfare standards before the product can be sold in Canada. The U.S. also produces higher quality hormone-free milk just as good as the Canadian one, but the artificial trade barriers put in place by Canada make it almost impossible for foreign producers to sell it here, regardless of its quality. It leads to higher prices for final consumers, and at the end of the day only benefits the local dairy industry and the few families behind it.

> ... The U.S. also produces higher quality hormone-free milk just as good as the Canadian one ...

Sure, but how much is this subsidized from general US tax revenues?

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