The federal government is seeking feedback on creating a national school food policy that would bring a meal program into public schools across the country.
“One in five children in Canada are at risk of going to school hungry on any given day,” said a Nov. 16 release from Employment and Social Development Canada.
“School meal programs can help reduce hunger and food insecurity, improve children’s access to nutritious food, improve academic outcomes and achievement, and help support families by reducing food costs.”
The Liberal party promised a national school food policy in the lead-up to the 2021 federal election, stating that it would “work with our provincial, territorial, municipal, Indigenous partners, and stakeholders to develop” the program….