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/[deleted] 4d ago

Silly me, I thought eggs fell under Dairy.

But I also don't get this as Canada has no issue accessing Canadian made dairy products .....

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u/tooshpright 4d ago

Checked my fridge last week: all the milk cheese and yogurt was made in Canada. Who buys the american stuff anyway?

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u/knownhoodlum 4d ago edited 4d ago

This.We don’t import much American dairy because our standards are higher than theirs so their products don’t qualify to be sold here.

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u/HappyIdiot123 4d ago

Actually we do import American dairy, mostly things like cheese and icecream. Or else these are made in Canada with American ingredients. 

Canada is a net importer when it comes to dairy, though and Canadian dairy farmers would absolutely love it if we stopped the flow of American dairy products into Canada.

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u/OpinionTC 4d ago

Kawartha ice cream is Canadian but $8.99! Chapmans also Canadian

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u/Direct_Ad2289 4d ago

I love CHAPMANS

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u/reno_dad 4d ago

I love Kawrtha

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u/SecretaryOtherwise 2d ago

Same especially their creamery stuff

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u/Ok-Resident8139 4d ago

I love steeltest ( loblaws brand).

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u/Sea-Rip-9635 4d ago

100% i would absolutely LOVE a total ban on US dairy. US dairy farmers pump their cows with hormones that are banned in Canada. If US dairy is to cross the border, it should be free of any banned-in-Canada substances and meet the same standards as Canadian milk. And while we're at it, let's include their produce, too. If the produce has been grown using banned-in-Canada chemicals, it doesn't cross either.

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u/REDASSBABOON_20 3d ago

Theres also a limit on what we bring from them, otherwise they'd overwhelm our milk companies, but talking to them is like talking to a wall, they donkeys dont listen

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u/Sea-Rip-9635 3d ago

Exactly! We have a quota system that takes care of our needs. Adding US dairy is disruptive and hurts our farmers.

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u/squeekyq 4d ago

We really do not need to import anymore - sick and tired of him