Opinion - A decade of proof on how to tackle food insecurity in Canada

It’s clear that this understand- from our public from universities across North Our research on the extent ing of food insecurity is missing America to examine this data and of food insecurity in Canada is from our public policies. [...] But food By the time a household is all accounts the pandemic has continue to harm the health of banks will be the first to tell you struggling to afford food, they are further exacerbated the situation. [...] We have 40 years of leaving Food insecurity is a policy at the other compromises they The solution to food insecurity it to food banks to manage the decision. [...] The conclusion What more do we need before Statistics Canada data on food plications of food insecurity, we is always the same: increases to governments step up? insecurity. [...] see a sweeping array of physical the income of very low-income Tim Li is the research pro- Twenty-seven years ago, the and mental health conditions that households are what reduces food gram coordinator of PROOF, first questions about households’ extend beyond poor nutrition and insecurity.