Following the Uruguay Round of trade negotiations (1986-1994), Canada replaced its import quotas on sensitive products with tariff rate quotas. These tariffs have effectively blocked over-quota imports and are likely to continue to prevent imports on most supply-managed products following the...

The announcement of the Trans-Pacific Partnership in June 2012 raised speculation about dire consequences for the dairy sector and the end of supply management. We examine these claims in the context of tariff liberalization and the transmission of volatile international dairy prices into the...