This is extremely important for the health and well-being of children across the country. Many children are food-insecure across the country. About one in four children suffer food insecurity. By providing food at school, we can ensure they have the nutrition, energy and ability to learn and engage in school.
The investment in supporting a national school food program will help us implement this right away—by the next school year, starting in September. We would really love to see these partnerships between the federal and provincial or territorial governments get started, in order to make sure those funds run smoothly and we can start investing more in our food programs across the country.
Yes, this is very important and beneficial to children all across the country, and to our communities and future well-being.