Trudeau’s Ukraine visit sets stage for Canada as global food leader

Next to getting food out of the war zone, increasing funding to the UN's World Food Programme is likely the single most significant step governments can take to alleviate an immediate food security crisis.
Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly, left, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Irpin Mayor Oleksandr Markushyn, right, survey the damage in Irpin, Ukraine, on May 8.
As the old saying goes, the world needs more Canada, but with a global food security crisis unfolding, what the world really needs is more food. During his recent visit to Ukraine, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made food a central topic, showing how the government can deliver more Canada and more fo...

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