Government support for the Canadian chicken sector is very popular heading into a federal election.
That's according to a recent survey conducted by Abacus Data for Chicken Farmers of Canada.
The 5,000 respondents from across the country also shared their voting intentions in the survey, and government support for supply management and the Canadian chicken sector remained strong across the political spectrum.
The survey also revealed that 82% of Canadians want the government to crack down on mislabeled broiler chicken from the U.S.
Chicken meat that is fraudulently declared as spent fowl bypasses import controls.
According to the Chicken Farmers of Canada, this takes away jobs and income from Canada's chicken farmers and processors, but also puts Canadian consumers at risk due to broken food chain traceability.
Other results include: 79% of respondents want the government to support chicken farm operations impacted by the pandemic 72% agree that the government should not concede any further access to the Canadian chicken market in future trade agreements And 72% believe that support programs or mitigation measures should be available to farmers when access is granted.
Abacus Data conducted the survey with 5,000 Canadian adults between the dates of March 11 to 28 of this year.
