We've seen how supply management for dairy, poultry and eggs hurts a) consumers through artificially high prices; b) food processors (and the jobs they could be creating in Canada) because of their inability to
compete internationally; c) exporters of all kinds looking for more international trade
access, but which Canada is denied because of supply management; d) the majority of Canadian farmers (
over 90 per cent)-- those who grow and produce beef, pork, grains, oilseeds, pulses, and who are not supply managed — who would also benefit from more international trade
access; and finally e) most ironically, dairy farmers themselves, also prevented from exploiting international growth opportunities.
It's likely Vevo is trying to
compete with the likes of YouTube — something they may just be able to do with major music labels like Sony and Universal on their side (giving them
access to a library of
over 100,000 licensed HD music videos).
Consider the following sentence from quote attributed to Mr. Vistnes:» So, because TREB has control
over who can
access the MLS data and how, it essentially gives TREB the power to decide who can
compete and who can't.»