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Canada says will defend dairy protection at TPP talks

By David Ljunggren May 11, 2015

Ottawa | Reuters — Canada will continue to defend its system of tariffs and quotas that protect dairy farmers, a senior official said on Monday, in comments that could worry nations negotiating a Pacific trade treaty. Canada is under pressure at talks to create a Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) because concessions sought by the other 11 […] Read more

Shown here Thursday in Istanbul, Ag Minister Gerry Ritz (front, second from right) says Canada plans to be at the TPP table to the “bitter end,” but U.S. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack (front, second from left) says Canada has yet to make a “reasonable offer” on concessions. (USDA.gov via Flickr)

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Election timing puts Tories in bind on Pacific trade talks

By David Ljunggren May 8, 2015

Ottawa | Reuters –– Canada is facing a tough squeeze at talks on a major Pacific trade treaty because the concessions other nations want it to make could cause serious problems for the governing Conservatives in this October’s general election. Canada, one of 12 nations aiming to create the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), is under pressure […] Read more

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Supply management limits growth in Canada, Saputo says

By Rod Nickel February 5, 2015

Reuters — Canada’s tightly managed dairy sector limits domestic opportunities for Saputo, the country’s largest dairy, forcing it to focus on growth elsewhere, the company’s chief executive said Thursday. CEO Lino Saputo Jr. emphasized in an interview that the company is not lobbying Ottawa to either dismantle or preserve Canada’s supply management system for dairy, […] Read more

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Canada says will defend dairy protection at TPP talks

Election timing puts Tories in bind on Pacific trade talks

Supply management limits growth in Canada, Saputo says

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