It's fascinating to watch the spread of official propaganda talking points through online media. This one started two-three weeks ago, presumably from Trump. People who knew nothing about the Canadian dairy market suddenly "experts"
> The OECD estimated the subsidy equivalent in 2012 (producer support estimate) in all Canadian agriculture represented 18% of the value of the industry with most of this amount going to supply managed sectors which represent only a percentage of Canadian agriculture. Critics say that this results in a "much higher effective subsidy" for supply-managed industries.
> According to Hall Findlay's 2012 study, in the European Union, the effective subsidies were 27%, with the United States at 10%, Australia (6%), New Zealand (1%), Brazil (6%), and China at 9%.
[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dairy_and_poultry_supply_manag...
In the end Canada is a net importer of US agricultural products. By far. Or at least was until last month. The stuff is rotting on the shelves now.
So what's the gripe? We import more food products than we export, and we overwhelmingly consume US agricultural goods.
Just not dairy and eggs (or poultry, I guess)
Is the concern that the US dominance of our economy is not total enough?
Sounds like a justification for annexation, for sure.
This hasn't been remotely true since the early 70's.