Eat, think, vote: making food a key election issue

Interest in where food comes from and what’s in it, and concern for the impact of the dominant food system on health, equity and the future of the planet have never been higher.

A key message to get across to our candidates is that our current food system is broken, and in urgent need of transformation. It is unacceptable that in a country as wealthy as Canada, one in six children live with regular food insecurity, and one in eight households struggle regularly to put food on the table, write Gisèle Yasmeen and Anna Paskal.Photograph courtesy of Pexels

Opinion

BY GISèLE YASMEEN AND ANNA PASKAL

October 21, 2019

As we head to the polls, there is one issue that touches every person living in Canada, from coast to coast to coast. Food. Food nourishes us, brings us together, and connects us with our cultures and traditions. It structures our days, and our economies. Food touches every one of us intimately, and...

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