A newly released study for the Frontier Centre for Public Policy looks at the history of railway and freight regulation in Canada to argue that while grain protection policy was seen as progressive at the time, the economic fall-out throughout the industry has often been detrimental.
Agriculture
Media Release – The lingering effects of the 1897 Crow’s Nest Pass rates on grain remain today: Protected grain freight needs to go
A new study for the Frontier Centre for Public Policy suggests that over-regulation of grain freight policies negatively affects railway productivity and investment and therefore should be discarded.
Beyond Supply Management: Canadian dairy sector will need to adapt to increasingly liberalising world markets
Canada’s dairy industry is not currently well-positioned to succeed in increasingly liberalized international markets and policy reforms are currently needed to insure competitiveness in the future.
Media Release – The Canadian Dairy Industry In a Post Supply Management Era: The Future of the Canadian Dairy Sector
Sylvain Charlebois and Tatiana Astray discuss ideas for policy reform that will enable Canada’s dairy industry to compete effectively with international competitors in a post supply management era.
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