As fourth province signs on, Families Minister Sudds defends school food program

Adding '184,000 more kids who didn't have food at school before we started is great progress, and it’s hardly a bureaucracy,' says Minister Jenna Sudds.

Families, Children, and Social Development Minister Jenna Sudds, centre, announces $7.1-million in funding for P.E.I. as part of the National School Food Program on Nov. 29PMO photograph by Adam Scotti

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BY STUART BENSON

December 4, 2024

Conservatives are accusing the Liberals of "misleading Canadians" with a school food program that leaves out more than 90 per cent of schoolchildren as the Liberals welcome a fourth province into the initiative. Yet, with the program already expected to feed an additional 18...

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