A decade of proof on how to tackle food insecurity in Canada

It’s clear that this understanding of food insecurity is missing from our public policies. Before the pandemic, most food-insecure households, almost two-thirds, were reliant on income from employment. Whatever policies have been in place to protect workers from poverty have failed to do so.
Food insecurity is a policy decision. It exists because people do not have adequate financial resources to meet basic needs and our current policies fail to ensure that they do, writes Tim Li.
Every holiday season, Canadians are reminded to donate to their local food banks. The support shown over the 40-year history of food banks in this country is a testament to the compassion we have for each other. But food banks will be the first to tell you that they aren’t the solution for food in...

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