Archives: Policy

Thursday, April 5, 2018

Video: Governing A Food Policy for Canada: Challenges and opportunities for innovation

On Friday March 23, 2018 CFICE and Food Secure Canada co-presented Governing A Food Policy for Canada: Challenges and opportunities for innovation. Featuring leading academic, industry, civil society and government thinkers, the panel presentation explored the challenges and opportunities surrounding the development of Food Policy for Canada,... More

Thursday, May 4, 2017

Food Secure Canada releases Discussion Paper on National Food Policy

Montreal, May 4, 2017 -- Today, Food Secure Canada (FSC) is releasing From Patchwork to Policy Coherence: Principles and Priorities of Canada's National Food Policy in anticipation of the launch of federal government food policy consultations. The discussion paper outlines the key principles and priorities that need to be addressed as Canada’s... More

Monday, February 20, 2017

CFICE’s Peter Andree Speaks with Agricultural Minister MacAulay

On Friday, February 10th, CFICE's Principal Investigator, Peter Andrée, was invited by Will Amos, Liberal MP for Pontiac, QC, to attend a meeting between Pontiac riding constituents and Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture. The meeting was primarily co-ordinated by the West Quebec Farmers’ Association. The meeting's speaker list included... More

Monday, October 3, 2016

Fighting Food Waste Through Community Social Innovation

by Omar Elsharkawy, CFICE Admin RA More than half of the world’s population now live in cities and other urban settings. That means farmland often gets paved for urban development. While the number of farms and farmers in Canada are decreasing, making food ever more valuable, Canada wastes approximately $31 billion worth of food... More

Tuesday, August 16, 2016

CFICE Policy on Intellectual Property

The Community First: Impacts of Community Engagement (CFICE) project seeks to recognize all forms of knowledge creation associated with the CFICE project over its lifetime (i.e. the period of its implementation and dissemination). This policy covers ways to acknowledge inputs from a multiplicity of contributors (community, academic, students, and... More

Thursday, March 3, 2016

Policy Brief: Toward a national food policy for all

In this policy brief 'Want Amid Plenty' from February 4, 2013, Chris Yordy outlines some research and ideas in support of Canada developing a national food policy for all. "Here’s a conundrum: Producers in the Canadian agrifood system are supplying more food than ever before to international markets, but a greater number of our citizens... More

Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Carleton Hosted Panel on Need for National Food Policy

Diana Bronson of Food Secure Canada shared Food Secure Canada's recommendations for food security in Canada and Peter Andree moderated the panel discussion.  The session brought together a broad range of interested participants including community activists, politicians, diplomats, academics and  students.  Four perspectives on the need for a... More

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