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Supply management accounts for 350,000 jobs across the country, including 115,000 in Quebec, adds $30-billion to the country’s GDP and generates $7-billion in tax revenue. The economic dimension alone justifies maintaining such a beneficial policy for Canadian workers and farmers.

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