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Agriculture committee In some vulnerable groups, so-called food literacy is low. That's partly because they do not acquire that knowledge at home or at school, where programs no longer include home economics courses. They rely primarily on the agri-food industry, advertisements, chefs and, to a lesser
September 19th, 2017Committee meeting
Jean-Charles Le Vallée
Agriculture committee Absolutely.
September 19th, 2017Committee meeting
Jean-Charles Le Vallée
Agriculture committee We should approach it in terms of what I call resilience. On the economic, social and environmental fronts, this would provide the food system and the players in the food chain with mechanisms that would be triggered in the event of an emergency. As you said, we are talking abou
September 19th, 2017Committee meeting
Jean-Charles Le Vallée
Agriculture committee Today, local products make up a good part of the retail market. Short channels, public markets: it's all great. Some provinces are further ahead than others and have a better supply of local products in retail outlets. Actually, most local products are sold in retail outlets, not
September 19th, 2017Committee meeting
Jean-Charles Le Vallée
Agriculture committee We've done a study for the National Zero Waste Council based in Vancouver to make the business case for incentives to have business supply edible food to charities, so as to reduce the waste at the retail site. That's the research I have that I can share. I will definitely share
September 19th, 2017Committee meeting
Jean-Charles Le Vallée
Agriculture committee Absolutely. It will be my pleasure.
September 19th, 2017Committee meeting
Jean-Charles Le Vallée
Agriculture committee We're happy to supply research services. We're not an organization that does advocacy or training. We offer training to train the trainers, but we don't work directly to create such programs. We have educational tools, however, and a whole centre behind—a peer group of mine—that
September 19th, 2017Committee meeting
Jean-Charles Le Vallée
Agriculture committee Food is horizontal. That's the first thing I said.
September 19th, 2017Committee meeting
Jean-Charles Le Vallée
Agriculture committee We have a centre that looks at post-graduate education, coming with a national strategy around education. I'm happy to put you in touch—
September 19th, 2017Committee meeting
Jean-Charles Le Vallée
Agriculture committee A whole process is under way in the country, both regionally and nationally. We have been part of it directly and indirectly. Tomorrow, I am going to meet with the deputy minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. We have been involved in this matter for a long time, especiall
September 19th, 2017Committee meeting
Jean-Charles Le Vallée
Agriculture committee Thank you.
September 19th, 2017Committee meeting
Jean-Charles Le Vallée
Agriculture committee Thank you. My name is Jean-Charles Le Vallée. I'm with the centre for food. Some people might remember we worked for four years on developing a food strategy for the country. I have a copy here, which I'll pass on to Mr. Poissant when we're done. I'll refer to it as we go along
September 19th, 2017Committee meeting
Jean-Charles Le Vallée
Agriculture committee I will send an electronic version to the clerk.
September 19th, 2017Committee meeting
Jean-Charles Le Vallée
Agriculture committee Food is horizontal. It needs a full supply chain view. You've heard from primary agriculture, but really, before agriculture, there are inputs. There are land issues, credit issues, which are not always easy to access. There are pesticides, fertilizers, chemicals, or organic matt
September 19th, 2017Committee meeting
Jean-Charles Le Vallée