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Government commits to $1 billion over five years. To read more, click here: https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7160384

The Liberals estimate such a measure would give roughly 400,000 children access to healthier meals.  To read more, click here: https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/justin-trudeau-announces-national-school-food-program-amid-rising-grocery-prices/article_4f072c14-f042-11ee-ad92-d337b49d7122.html

This week, Student Nutrition Ontario’s Manager, Viviane Dégagné spoke with reporters about the challenges facing student nutrition programs in the wake of calls on the province to double their investment

The Government of Alberta is investing $5 million to improve school nutrition programs. The one-time grant aims to expand the programs to provide more students with well-rounded meals and snacks

The government should require grocers to make the nutritious food basket available at prices that are affordable to families across the country. To read more, click here: https://apple.news/A_DwzZNCuRJCfCgYCpKt4_Q

During this week’s provincial Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs pre-budget consultation meeting in Sudbury, Student Nutrition Sudbury-Manitoulin requested a funding boost of $500K per year. To read more,

Manitoba is set to introduce Canada’s most comprehensive student meal program for the upcoming school year, allocating $30 million for a “universally accessible” nutrition program from kindergarten to Grade 12.

Statistics Canada reports that Canada’s annual inflation rate was 3.1 per cent in October, which is down from 3.8 per cent the previous month, with the cost of gasoline being