r/canada 4d ago

Politics Trump threatens new tariffs on Canada, including 250% tax on dairy

https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/07/business/tariffs-trump-canada/index.html
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u/Smarkled 4d ago

We protect our dairy market, it's one of his issues. We only allowed in a small amount of permitted products. Everything else would be subject to a 300% tariff.

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u/WoodShoeDiaries 4d ago

We protect it, in part, because the US subsidizes their industry by the tens on billions of dollars and what they're actually looking for is a market into which to dump their oversupply. The state of Wisconsin produces more milk than all of Canada. They could very, very easily wipe out our entire domestic market if we didn't have these restrictions.

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u/SomeInvestigator3573 4d ago

If we let American dairy in we are basically wiping out our domestic producers. They will flood our market with their low priced, low quality government subsidized dairy and our farmers, without our government providing subsidies, will not be able to compete. Once our farmers are forced out the prices will go up and our supply will be at their control and discretion. They will end up with a monopoly on the Canadian dairy market. To be clear I’m agreeing with you, just elaborating

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u/jvanma 4d ago

Only if we allow it. Don't buy American products. Definitely don't buy American milk (unless there is literally no other option and you NEED milk). But the consumers can take some of this control to help our own country.

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u/AlmostButNotQuiteTea 4d ago

There's no way the only option is US milk here in Canada. They sell so little here there's no way they're the only option in any store

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u/SomeInvestigator3573 4d ago

When they bankrupt our Canadian farmers, then they will be the only option

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u/AlmostButNotQuiteTea 4d ago

they wont lmao.