We will likely pay a big price for refusing to evolve our supply management system over the past few years.  Canada has been experiencing intense pressure in every trade agreement negotiation.  We could have been proactive in making smaller changes by now that would have increased production, made us more competitive, lowered prices a little, etc..  But when no one is willing to compromise one litre or egg then it will come to the place where the supply management system will be sacrificed for something Canada wants or needs more.   The rising consumer demand in Canada itself will demand this change.  We shouldn't just stick our heads in the sand and pretend this problem will just go away but we should proactively begin our changes now.