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Originally Posted by Hack&Lube
Milk isn't the problem, it's the price of cheese and the stranglehold the supply management rules place on cheese imports. Canada probably has some of the worst cheese selection and prices of developed nations because of the protectionist dairy market. Only a small percentage of cheese can be imported every year from Europe and then it's priced incredibly highly.
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People I've known who have moved here from the UK, Europe, and Australia have always been shocked by the price of cheese in Canada. In most of the developed world, cheese is a cheap staple. In Canada it's almost a luxury item.