Thank you for your question.
It is important to note that the federal government was not part of the solution in the past, and that an initial commitment of $200 million per year was truly essential, welcome and necessary.
That said, Canada's national school food program has been made permanent through the National School Food Program Act.
We truly want to build on this solid foundation. We want to ensure that the federal government can also inject more funds into it. Without additional funding from the federal government and all stakeholders—including all levels of government, the private sector and school communities—it will not be possible to achieve universality and provide a nutritious meal to every child in the country.
The goal is to provide them with access to food so that, when they need it for whatever reason, it is available. Above all, this allows young people to learn effectively and develop healthily, learn new eating habits and participate in the implementation of these programs.