Thank you for your question.
It's clear that the goal of the system is to provide a quality product to Canadians. We're responding to the needs of Canadians.
We also need to establish a needs-based production to avoid food waste, and not base production on export markets that all countries could aim for.
We often hear that when we compare the prices of Canadian products with those of American products, prices are lower in the United States, except in states close to the border. However, the prices of our products are comparable when it comes to butter, cheese and milk.
The consumer doesn't pay for supply management in Canada. It's a better distribution of wealth among producers who make a decent living from it, processors who are engaged here and have invested in Canada, and consumers who seek out Canadian products.