“Food insecurity in childhood is associated with all sorts of negative long-term outcomes,” said Josh Smee, chief executive officer of Food First NL. So, in reality, what we've been doing is cutting people's income support payments every year for the last 10 years. On Nov. 9, SaltWire Network asked Premier Andrew Furey why income support isn’t tied to inflation. It’s the first Canadian province to implement legislated targets for food insecurity reduction, he says. — Food First NL (@foodfirstNL) September 29, 2022Poverty is at the root of food insecurity.

Source: CBC News November 14, 2022 14:14 UTC