Nunavut organization calls for more country food and more money to support school food program – CBC

Apr 15, 2024

Call follows a federal announcement for a national school food progarm

Some Inuit organizations say there should be more funding and cultural consideration of country foods in a national school food program.

On April 1, the federal government announced a new national school food program that would dedicate $1 billion to schools across the country over five years, making it the final G7 country to create a country-wide school food program.

The Qajuqturvik Community Food Centre is a charity in Iqaluit that works to combat food insecurity.

Co-executive director Joseph Murdoch-Flowers says that any support for hungry children is welcome, but he says $200 million a year across the entire country won’t go far enough, especially in Nunavut.

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