Groups on all sides of the food policy debate urge feds to think fresh on governance

Stakeholders on all sides have proposed an arms-length advisory panel, a deputy ministers' committee, and even a new department as ways to overhaul the federal government's approach to food policy.

The National Food Policy is the product of decades of advocacy, and was highlighted in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's mandate letter to Agriculture Minister Lawrence McAulay in 2015.The Hill Times file photograph

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BY JOLSON LIM

March 12, 2018

Players from across the food and nutrition landscape in Canada, including industry and health advocates, are calling for better engagement from Ottawa in drafting a cohesive national food policy. An ad-hoc group representing 53 different organizations is pressuring the federal government to create�...

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