Frustration grows as federal report reveals broad support for school food program, but no funding timeline

'If the federal government wanted to do one thing quickly to address the key issue facing Canadians, which is the affordability of food, they will act on this,' says the Coalition for Healthy School Food's Debbie Field.

Families, Children, and Social Development Minister Jenna Sudds says she is ‘all in’ on developing a national school food program policy, but can’t say when matching investment will follow.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY STUART BENSON

November 8, 2023

Families, Children, and Social Development Minister Jenna Sudds says the release of a federal report showing near unanimous support across the country for a proposed national school food program is a “huge first step” towards joining Canada's G7 counterparts in ensuring ...

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