OP-ED: Sky-high egg prices prompt questions about supply management
“Supply management was designed to deliver price stability—not regional chaos and $5 eggs. If this is what control looks like, consumers have every right to question who's really being protected.”
Dr. Sylvain Charlebois
Many food items are significantly more expensive at the grocery store today than they were a year ago in Canada. Leading the pack is rice, with a year-over-year increase of 48.9%, according to Statistics Canada. The spike is largely driven by export restrictions in key producing countries such as India and …
