Reading Time: 3 minutes The opening of the dairy market was done systematically over eight years to allow time for farmers to transition
Author: Dan LeRoy
Danny Le Roy is an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Lethbridge. He received his B.A. (Honours) in Economics in 1992 from Carleton University and his MSc and PhD in Agricultural Economics in (1994 and 2002, respectively) from the University of Guelph. He teaches courses in agricultural systems modeling, commodity marketing, agricultural policy and micro-economics.
The focus of Dr. Le Roy's research is on livestock production, marketing and trade, emerging markets for irrigation water in Southern Alberta, and the impact of renewable energy policies on Canadian agriculture. He has been involved in numerous studies involving systems modelling of farms in Canada and assessments of agricultural policy and trade alternatives.
Are we really jeopardizing NAFTA over a regressive farm policy?
Reading Time: 3 minutes The federal government should deregulate supply-managed commodities, and tariffs should be abolished on imports of dairy and poultry products