{"id":1682,"date":"2015-11-02T14:17:56","date_gmt":"2015-11-02T14:17:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/communityfirst\/?p=1682"},"modified":"2016-01-15T13:40:40","modified_gmt":"2016-01-15T18:40:40","slug":"strong-eatthinkvote-campaign-points-to-need-for-canadian-food-policy-council","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/communityfirst\/2015\/strong-eatthinkvote-campaign-points-to-need-for-canadian-food-policy-council\/","title":{"rendered":"Strong #EatThinkVote campaign points to need for Canadian Food Policy Council"},"content":{"rendered":"
CFICE PI, Peter\u00a0Andr\u00e9e, calls for the development of a\u00a0Canadian Food Policy Council in this op-ed<\/a>, published by the Hill Times<\/a>, Monday Nov. 2, 2015.<\/p>\n See the full policy briefing released by the Hill Times here<\/a>. An excerpt from Peter\u00a0Andr\u00e9e’s article can be found below, along with a link to the full article<\/a>.<\/p>\n “In the recent election campaign, we saw a new player exerting its political muscle on the Canadian food and agricultural scene. Food Secure Canada\u2019s #EatThinkVote campaign<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n Food Secure Canada\u2019s 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.”<\/p>\n