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The Big Story Podcast: Why food banks can’t solve the problem of hungry Canadians
Dr. Valerie Tarasuk joined The Big Story Podcast to talk about the need for policy action to address the high and persistent rate of household food insecurity in Canada.
January 26, 2023
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PROOF writes open letter to Minister Gould and Minister Bibeau
PROOF has sent an open letter calling for a stop to the unsubstantiated assertions in government consultations that a school food policy will reduce food insecurity for families.
December 9, 2022
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New report finds persistently high rates of food insecurity, policy action on inadequate income needed
We recently released our latest report on household food insecurity in Canada. In 2021, 15.9% of households in the ten provinces were food-insecure. Learn more about it here.
August 16, 2022
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What does record inflation mean for household food insecurity in Canada?
If nothing is done to increase the incomes of vulnerable households in line with inflation, we can expect to see food insecurity worsen.
March 16, 2022
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New food insecurity data for 2018/2019 from Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada’s new report marks the release of new data on food insecurity — the first from Canadian Income Survey (CIS).
January 7, 2022
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A look back at 10 years of PROOF
PROOF started in 2011 through a CIHR Programmatic Grant to identify viable and effective policy interventions to reduce household food insecurity in Canada.
December 15, 2021
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Research highlights worsened food insecurity in Newfoundland and Labrador
Our new study comparing food insecurity in Newfoundland and Labrador between 2011-2012 and 2017-2018 found that food insecurity had gotten worse.
December 10, 2021
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When it comes to tackling food insecurity, tackling anti-Black racism is an important part of the puzzle
We’ve known for a while that Black households in Canada are more likely to be food insecure, but little has been done to better understand this disparity.
October 26, 2021
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Healthy Cities in the SDG Era Podcast: Zero Hunger
Dr. Valerie Tarasuk, spoke with host Dr. Erica Di Ruggiero about food insecurity in Canada in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).
September 8, 2021
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Food insecurity amid the COVID-19 pandemic: food charity, government assistance and employment
Our new study looks food insecurity in the early days of the pandemic as it relates to employment and the new federal funding for food charity.
May 7, 2021
