Leadership on Food Policies is Urgent

A letter dated December 6, 2018, from Food Secure Canada and numerous co-signatories to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, urging leadership to implement a just, healthy, and sustainable national food policy and to finalize the Healthy Eating Strategy.

• The authors express concern over delays regarding the announcement of a new food policy for Canada, the implementation of the Healthy Eating Strategy, and the failure to reform Nutrition North.
• The letter calls for the swift approval of specific public health measures within the Healthy Eating Strategy, including the new Canada Food Guide, restrictions on marketing unhealthy food and beverages to children, and front-of-package labeling, to counter the influence of advertising companies and the food industry.
• The document asserts that public interest food policy must address environmental degradation caused by unsustainable practices, diet-related health outcomes, and poverty and food insecurity, particularly within racialized communities, Indigenous peoples, and the North.
• The authors reference the 2015 mandate letters sent to the Ministers of Health and Agriculture, which included the development of a national food policy, and note that subsequent public consultations and the 'What We Heard Report' reflect the concerns of citizens and organizations.

APA

Bronson, D. (2018). Leadership on Food Policies is Urgent. Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment. https://cape.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Food-Secure-Canada-letter-to-Justin-Trudeau-6-Dec-2018-1.pdf#new_tab

Chicago

Bronson, Diana. Leadership on Food Policies is Urgent. Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, 2018. https://cape.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Food-Secure-Canada-letter-to-Justin-Trudeau-6-Dec-2018-1.pdf#new_tab.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{bronson2018leadership, author = {Bronson, Diana}, title = {{Leadership on Food Policies is Urgent}}, publisher = {Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment}, year = {2018}, month = dec, url = {https://cape.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Food-Secure-Canada-letter-to-Justin-Trudeau-6-Dec-2018-1.pdf#new_tab}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }