We must seize the solution to food inflation and health-care shortages at our fingertips

Given the clear link between food insecurity and poorer mental and physical health outcomes, it is imperative that we address food inflation and health-care shortages in tandem.

Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough speaks to reporters in the West Block on June 2. One way the federal government can help reduce labour shortage-related food inflation is to expand the Foreign Credential Recognition Program for the agri-food sector and recognize the skills and credentials we may already have here, writes Michael Graydon. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY MICHAEL GRAYDON

October 13, 2022

Every day we see news stories describing the impact of soaring food prices or severe shortages of health-care workers. Arguably, no Canadian is unaffected by these legacy impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, geopolitical strife, and inflation rates unseen in decades. Sadly, those with lower income or p...

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