Tories Call on Government to Compensate Dairy Farmers ‘Left Behind’ in New NAFTA

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs Chrystia Freeland speaks with the media about the USMCA trade agreement in the foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada, on Jan. 27, 2020. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld

OTTAWA — The Conservative opposition says the government must compensate dairy farmers within 90 days of the new North American trade deal becoming law, saying the sector is the biggest loser in the renegotiated continental trade pact.

The recommendation comes in a letter to Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland from Conservative MPs, a copy of which was obtained by The Canadian Press.