Current Problems: Food Insecurity

Exploring Stakeholder: "Government of Canada"

Updates on this page: 12
 

February 29, 2024


NDP calls for an overhaul of Nutrition North Canada after APTN report

APTN News: NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says Nutrition North needs an overhaul after seeing APTN Investigates’ episode Food for Profit that examined the program. “We’d been hearing from people already that live in northern communities that the Nutrition North program wasn’t working,” Singh said on the latest edition of Nation to Nation. “So, we knew that, but...

February 27, 2024


Federal minister says ‘clearer data’ needed to assess Nutrition North program

NDP is calling for ‘urgent action’ to reform the food subsidy program.  Innovation, Science and Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne waits to appear at the House Agriculture and Agri-Food committee, Tuesday, February 27, 2024 in Ottawa. Photo: Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press.  APTN News: The federal minister of Innovation, Science and Industry says more information is needed...

February 15, 2024


Joint APTN and CBC News investigation examines the impact of rising food prices in Canada

NationTalk:TREATY 1 TERRITORY, WINNIPEG, Man. — In a joint investigation, APTN Investigates and CBC’s The Fifth Estate are speaking with industry leaders and Canadian families, farmers and food producers to understand the reasons behind soaring food prices.  In March 2022, APTN and CBC/Radio-Canada signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on the creation of more Indigenous content. The agreement emphasizes the need for the...

December 18, 2023


Feds slash support for northern hunters and fishers

Critics are decrying cuts to a federal program supporting hunters and fishers in northern Canada. Photo by Dustin Patar/National Observer  CLIMATE JOURNALISM IS URGENT. HELP US RAISE $125,000 BY DECEMBER’S END. Goal: $125k $40,554 Donate Canada’s National Observer: Federal support for Indigenous hunters and fishers tackling food insecurity in northern communities is poised to fall...

October 13, 2023


Grocers pocketing over half of federal hunger subsidy for the North

Up to 67 per cent of a federal subsidy to alleviate hunger in northern Canada is being pocketed by grocers, researchers have found. Illustration by Ata Ojani  Canada’s National Observer: Grocery retailers supplying food to dozens of Canada’s most food-insecure communities are pocketing up to over half of a federal subsidy to reduce hunger, researchers...

August 21, 2023


First Nations group hold benefit for awareness of declining moose population

Moose population sees a rapid decline: Sport-hunting, logging and climate change are some of the reasons behind it, says report.  APTN News: About 70 people gathered at the Saw Gallery in downtown Ottawa on Friday night to take part in a benefit concert for the Anishnabe Moose Committee. The First Nations-led committee has been working...

March 28, 2023


National Inuit organization seeking $1.6B for school food program

‘It’s a true investment in our community and our people’ CBC News: A national Inuit organization is calling for about $1.6 billion in federal funding over 15 years to set up a co-ordinated school food program in the North.     Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami released a report last week, developed through the Inuit-Crown Food Security Working Group, advocating for a...

February 10, 2023


Would you pay $40 for a bag of flour? Some remote First Nations in northern Ontario have no choice

Federal government promises $4.5M to tackle food security in 5 remote communities CBC News: Food costs are going up everywhere, but in remote First Nations communities, sticker shock at the store is the norm. In at least one community, Marten Falls First Nation, there isn’t even a store for in-person shopping.  In Neskantaga First Nation, about...

October 21, 2021


First Nations Food, Nutrition and Environment Study

Assembly of First Nations – Built on collaborative research with 92 First Nations across the country – 7,000 participants over 10 years – the FNFNES highlights that traditional foods remain foundational to First Nations’ health and well-being, and that the quality of traditional food is superior to store bought food. However, due to environmental degradation,...

October 21, 2020


Climate crisis and First Nations Right to Food

The Narwhal – Human Rights Watch released “My fear is Losing Everything: Climate Crisis and First Nations’ Right to Food in Canada“. The report details how longer and more intense forest fire seasons, permafrost degradation, volatile weather patterns and increased levels of precipitation are all affecting wildlife habitat and, in turn, harvesting efforts. The report...

September 29, 2020


Beyond Hunger

“Community Food Centres (CFC) – Release of “Beyond Hunger.” Even before COVID-19, food insecurity affected nearly 4.5 million Canadians. In the first two months of the pandemic, that number grew by 39 per cent. Food insecurity now affects one in seven people, disproportionately impacting low-income and Black, Indigenous and People of Colour (BIPOC) communities. “Beyond...

March 2, 2018


Food Sovereignty and Harvesting

Qukiqtani Inuit Association: “Food Sovereignty and Harvesting” – Food sovereignty for Inuit means the right to nutritious locally-sourced food. In Nunavut this translates to country food. Harvesters play an integral role in Inuit food sovereignty. They provide country food that feeds communities, reinvigorates Inuit cultural practices and stimulates local economies. Food sovereignty incorporates Inuit knowledge,...

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