A national school food framework is on Chrystia Freeland's desk. Will Ottawa say yes?
A national school food framework is on Chrystia Freeland's desk. Will Ottawa say yes?
OTTAWA – A framework for a national school food program has landed on the desk of Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, and with the federal budget just weeks away advocates hope the proposal will...
A study of the Swedish school lunch program found that
exposure to the school lunch program had substantial effects on educational attainment and health and these effects can explain a large part of the return to school lunches.
… and …
pupils exposed to the program during their entire primary school period have 3 percent greater life-time earnings.
If this is administered well in Canada, with fresh nutritious food, I’m all for it.
Ultimately, the root cause is poverty and food insecurity, so this is a band aid solution. However it can do a lot of good in the meantime if they work with Dietitians of Canada to properly implement it.