Tim Li

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A man butters a dinner roll as he eats a Thanksgiving meal at the Ottawa Mission in Ottawa in October 2023. Food insecurity is on the rise in Canada, particularly in households with children. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Food insecurity in Canada is the worst it’s ever been — here’s how we can solve it

Valerie Tarasuk, University of Toronto and Tim Li, University of Toronto

The persistence of food insecurity in Canada is a policy choice. By not doing more to improve the adequacy and stability of household income, governments are choosing to let food insecurity fester.
Prime Minster Justin Trudeau helps prepare a food box at a food bank in Mississauga, Ont., in November 2022. Food charity is not the solution to ending food insecurity in Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tijana Martin

Canada’s national food policy is at risk of enshrining a two‑tiered food system

Valerie Tarasuk, University of Toronto and Tim Li, University of Toronto

Canada’s National Food Policy is slated for renewal later this year. Employment and Social Development Canada must be involved to develop income supports that reduce food insecurity.
The high cost of groceries is exacerbating food insecurity in Canada, but the federal government’s new ‘grocery rebate’ doesn’t go far enough to help. (Unsplash/Vicky Mohamad)

Federal budget 2023: Grocery rebate is the right direction on food insecurity, but there’s a long road ahead

Valerie Tarasuk, University of Toronto and Tim Li, University of Toronto

Food insecurity is a problem of income inadequacy. The 2023 federal budget’s “grocery rebate” has the right idea, but falls short.

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