CFICE PI, Peter Andrée, calls for the development of a Canadian Food Policy Council in this op-ed, published by the Hill Times, Monday Nov. 2, 2015.
See the full policy briefing released by the Hill Times here. An excerpt from Peter Andrée’s article can be found below, along with a link to the full article.
“In the recent election campaign, we saw a new player exerting its political muscle on the Canadian food and agricultural scene. Food Secure Canada’s #EatThinkVote campaign brought to the fore the issues of poverty-related food insecurity, the obstacles facing new farmers, and the challenges in accessing safe and affordable food faced by northern indigenous communities. The campaign represents a growing alignment of actors who are connecting around issues across the policy silos of health, agriculture, trade, environment, and more.
Food Secure Canada’s unlikely allies include the Conference Board of Canada, the Canadian Federation of Agriculture, and the Canadian Agri-Food Policy institute. There are political differences between them, but they all reach the same conclusion: Canada needs a National Food Strategy. A new government in Ottawa represents an opportunity to develop this strategy. The first step should be to establish a Canadian Food Policy Council.”