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

It’s clear that this understanding of food insecurity is missing from our public policies. Before the pandemic, most food-insecure households, almost two-thirds, were reliant on income from employment. Whatever policies have been in place to protect workers from poverty have failed to do so.

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BY TIM LI
December 28, 2021

Opinion | BY TIM LI | December 28, 2021

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

It’s clear that this understanding of food insecurity is missing from our public policies. Before the pandemic, most food-insecure households, almost two-thirds, were reliant on income from employment. Whatever policies have been in place to protect workers from poverty have failed to do so.

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