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WE’RE EXCITED TO SHARE A FEW UPDATES AS WE GET CLOSE TO THE RELEASE OF
BUDGET 2023!

GLOBE & MAIL: WITH FOOD COSTS SOARING AND NO NATIONAL PROGRAM, CANADIAN
SCHOOLS STRUGGLE TO FEED STUDENTS

 

Published on March 14, Globe journalist Caroline Alphonso explains the
urgency of federal support for a national school food program. This article
highlights the growing momentum for a federal program, including the first
public commitment from the NDP towards school food in the upcoming budget.
Read the article in the Globe & Mail, or see the PDF on our website here
[5].

 

Read article [6]

2023 GREAT BIG CRUNCH A GREAT SUCCESS!

 

On March 9, 2023, hundreds of individuals and classrooms joined the virtual
Great Big Crunch, where 5000+ participants crunched into a fruit or
vegetable to show support for a healthy school food program. Among the
participants was the Honourable Karina Gould, Minister of Families,
Children and Social Development of Canada! If you missed the event, watch
the recording.

 

Watch recording [7]

STILL TIME TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT!

 

Over 140,000 people across the country are pledged to take the crunch
throughout the month of March. If you haven’t already done so, snap a
selfie of you crunching and share it with the hashtag #GreatBigCrunch –
see what others have shared on Twitter [8],  Facebook [9], and Instagram
[10]!

PREPARING FOR BUDGET 2023

 

On March 28, the Department of Finance will release Budget 2023, and
Coalition members are eagerly awaiting whether it will include the
hoped-for $1 billion over five years commitment for school food. Until
then, we are already seeing encouraging signs of provinces showing
leadership, including the BC government recently committing $214 million
towards school lunch programs.

 

Read more about BC [11]

2023 COULD BE THE YEAR WHEN CANADA STARTS TO CATCH UP ON SCHOOL FOOD

 

Josh Smee from Food First NL and Lindsay Corbin of the Nova Scotia Chapter
of the Coalition for Healthy School Food under Nourish Nova Scotia share
their perspective from Atlantic Canada: community organizations and schools
are ready to create something bigger, now it is up to governments to
provide funds and infrastructure.

 

Read more [12]

 

Questions or comments? Contact Debbie Field, Coalition Coordinator, by
replying directly to this email or call 416-537-6856. 

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