Dairy Farmers throw support behind PM in ongoing trade dispute
LETHBRIDGE — Canada’s dairy farmers stand with their fellow Canadians in rejecting the US administration’s personal attacks on Prime Minister Trudeau and their industry.
According to Pierre Lampron of the Dairy Farmers of Canada organization, the attacks are founded more on rhetoric than fact.
“Canada has a trade deficit of 5:1 with the US on dairy alone; furthermore, 10% of the Canadian dairy market is already open to tariff free imports – compared to only 3% in the US.”
Lampron goes on to say, “US food companies, who have, and continue to, invest in Canada, recognize the value of the dairy system in Canada. The stability of our system, our sustainable production, and the quality of our milk are among the reasons making Canada such an attractive place to invest.”