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Roger Pelissero is an egg farmer and chair of Egg Farmers of Canada.

Eggs fuel us every day, as nutritious food and as an economic engine for Canada

  • Geopolitical instability and global trade tensions have shown us the importance of producing staple food within our borders.
Opinion | BY ROGER PELISSERO | October 9, 2025
Egg farmers are small business owners who reinvest in their communities, sponsor local initiatives, and create steady employment in regions that often have limited economic drivers, writes Roger Pelissero. Unsplash photograph by Jakub Kapusnak

Eggs fuel us every day, as nutritious food and as an economic engine for Canada

Opinion | BY ROGER PELISSERO | October 9, 2025
  • Geopolitical instability and global trade tensions have shown us the importance of producing staple food within our borders.

Eggs fuel us every day, as nutritious food and as an economic engine for Canada

Opinion | BY ROGER PELISSERO | October 9, 2025
  • Geopolitical instability and global trade tensions have shown us the importance of producing staple food within our borders.
Egg farmers are small business owners who reinvest in their communities, sponsor local initiatives, and create steady employment in regions that often have limited economic drivers, writes Roger Pelissero. Unsplash photograph by Jakub Kapusnak

Egg farming’s future rooted in supply management

  • Passing C-282 would send a clear signal to our trading partners that supply management and our country's food security can’t be negotiated away.
Opinion | BY ROGER PELISSERO | October 11, 2024
Because of the stability offered by supply management, nearly 200 new egg farms were established between 2013 and 2023 in Canada, writes Roger Pelissero. Photograph courtesy of Egg Farmers of Canada

Egg farming’s future rooted in supply management

Opinion | BY ROGER PELISSERO | October 11, 2024
  • Passing C-282 would send a clear signal to our trading partners that supply management and our country's food security can’t be negotiated away.

Egg farming’s future rooted in supply management

Opinion | BY ROGER PELISSERO | October 11, 2024
  • Passing C-282 would send a clear signal to our trading partners that supply management and our country's food security can’t be negotiated away.
Because of the stability offered by supply management, nearly 200 new egg farms were established between 2013 and 2023 in Canada, writes Roger Pelissero. Photograph courtesy of Egg Farmers of Canada

Canada’s system of supply management: an innovative, modern solution

  • A recent survey by Abacus Data confirmed 97 per cent of Canadians feel it’s important that Canada has strong domestic food supply chains. For
Opinion | BY ROGER PELISSERO | March 18, 2024
Bloc Québécois MP Luc Thériault is the sponsor of Bill C-282, an act to amend the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act (supply management). Roger Pelissero, chair of Egg Farmers of Canada, says that supporting that legislation would ensure Canada’s egg, dairy, and poultry farmers can prioritize a strong national food system. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s system of supply management: an innovative, modern solution

Opinion | BY ROGER PELISSERO | March 18, 2024
  • A recent survey by Abacus Data confirmed 97 per cent of Canadians feel it’s important that Canada has strong domestic food supply chains. For

Canada’s system of supply management: an innovative, modern solution

Opinion | BY ROGER PELISSERO | March 18, 2024
  • A recent survey by Abacus Data confirmed 97 per cent of Canadians feel it’s important that Canada has strong domestic food supply chains. For
Bloc Québécois MP Luc Thériault is the sponsor of Bill C-282, an act to amend the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act (supply management). Roger Pelissero, chair of Egg Farmers of Canada, says that supporting that legislation would ensure Canada’s egg, dairy, and poultry farmers can prioritize a strong national food system. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fifty years of supply management, 50 years of innovation

  • Through supply management, we have been able to transform egg farming over the last half-century through national programs and protocols that consistently deliver high
Opinion | BY ROGER PELISSERO | March 20, 2023
From the use of Canadian eggs in vaccines that are currently saving lives, to eggshells as a tool to regenerate bone tissue, the work of Canadian egg farmers is reaching many unexpected parts of our society today, writes Roger Pelissero. Image courtesy of Pexels

Fifty years of supply management, 50 years of innovation

Opinion | BY ROGER PELISSERO | March 20, 2023
  • Through supply management, we have been able to transform egg farming over the last half-century through national programs and protocols that consistently deliver high

Fifty years of supply management, 50 years of innovation

Opinion | BY ROGER PELISSERO | March 20, 2023
  • Through supply management, we have been able to transform egg farming over the last half-century through national programs and protocols that consistently deliver high
From the use of Canadian eggs in vaccines that are currently saving lives, to eggshells as a tool to regenerate bone tissue, the work of Canadian egg farmers is reaching many unexpected parts of our society today, writes Roger Pelissero. Image courtesy of Pexels
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