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The Walrus: Eggs Are Still Affordable in Canada. Thank Supply Management
The Walrus: Eggs Are Still Affordable in Canada. Thank Supply Management

Everyone keeps clucking about our egg prices, dairy tariffs, and supply management. The system has Trump in a huff. … I never thought reporting on *supply management* could be this interesting, but if you've ever wondered how Canada's egg and dairy industries work, why our egg prices didn't soar, grumbled about the price of milk, and what's making Trump cranky about CUSMA, my explainer attempts to break it all down.

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Business, Canada, Economy, Food, History, Small Business, The Walrus, U.S.S HoEggs, Supply Management, Dairy, Dairy Farmers, Egg Farmers, CUSMA, Egg Farmers of Canada, Chicken Farmers of Canada, Canadian Dairy Commission, U.S. TradeComment
NüVoices Podcast: Chinese Canadian Immigrant Histories with Arlene Chan and Melanie Ng
NüVoices Podcast: Chinese Canadian Immigrant Histories with Arlene Chan and Melanie Ng

In this episode of the NüVoices podcast, I chat with historians Arlene Chan and Melanie Ng about the first Chinese migrants who made their way to Canada in the 19th century. From there, Arlene and Melanie retrace the throughline of Chinese Canadian migration, from exclusionary anti-Chinese immigration laws to present-day sinophobia found in many Western countries today.

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Canada, China, Culture, NuVoices, Podcast, History, SocietyS HoArlene Chan, Melanie Ng, Chinese Migrants, Chinese Head Tax, Chinese Canadians, Sinophobia, Anti-Asian Racism, Anti-Chinese Immigration Laws, Heritage Minute "Nitro"Comment