Last year, when the federal government invited Canadians to share their views about the operation of USMCA, 5,143 stakeholders heeded the call.
In its summary of the findings, Ottawa noted that a cross-section of Canadian society – businesses, industry associations, unions, individuals, civil society and Indigenous groups – “voiced strong support for maintaining Canada’s supply‑management system for dairy, poultry, and eggs as a pillar of food sovereignty.”
But the actual submissions told a very different story – about a lopsided effort to influence policy.
