Advocates disappointed by Liberals’ absence at global school meals summit, lack of progress on $1B nutrition promise

As one in four children experience food insecurity, the Breakfast Club of Canada's Judith Barry says the Liberals' lack of progress shows they still don’t recognize the urgency of the crisis.

Jenna Sudds became families, children, and social development minister during the July 26 cabinet shuffle. Her department says it will release a report on public consultations into a national school meals program in the coming weeks.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY STUART BENSON

October 25, 2023

The federal government’s absence at a recent global summit on fighting food insecurity in schools is another sign the Liberals still don't recognize the urgency of the issue as more and more Canadians struggle with the cost of living, according to the Breakfast Club of Can...

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