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.
Articles on Grocery rebate
Displaying all articles
Initiatives like the federal government’s new grocery rebate are only a small step towards ending food insecurity in Canada. A broader guaranteed basic income is long overdue.
The federal government should make the grocery rebate permanent by adding it to the GST/HST credit.
Food insecurity is a problem of income inadequacy. The 2023 federal budget’s “grocery rebate” has the right idea, but falls short.
Top contributors
-
Professor of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto
-
Research Program Coordinator, Food Insecurity, University of Toronto
-
Wayne Simpson is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor, Department of Economics, University of Manitoba
-
Assistant Professor, Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture, Dalhousie University
-
Adjunct Professor, Speech and Language Pathology, Dalhousie University
-
Assistant Professor, Marine Affairs, Dalhousie University