The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is once again making headlines with news that the United States and Mexico have agreed, in principle, on a revised deal. But Canada remains an outsider — and one of the primary causes is its powerful dairy lobby.
Canada currently imposes lofty tariffs on dairy imports at the behest of the this strong, cartel-type lobby. And its disproportionate political clout is obvious, as the Canadian government continues to defend these dairy tariffs to the detriment of the rest of the nation. This special interest group is not only jeopardizing the world's second-largest trade relationship, but also wreaking havoc on Canada's political landscape.
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