Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I think my comment would be to speak to the communities involved, to those who are eligible and those who are not.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  As a dietician by trade, I want to echo Ms. Gauthier's comments that pamphlets don't work. I think the Health Canada nutrition education component of this is going to be critical and will have an impact on change and behaviour, as will things like physical activity programs and a

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I have just a comment regarding the number of first nations who might use the program were they eligible. Since we only have eight of 32 that are now eligible—at least in northern Ontario—I think, as Mr. Jock has remarked, that it's not a matter of who's using it but who could us

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I just wanted to point out that in the Dargo report, on page 22, you'll see the list of people who were consulted or they had discussions with on the food mail program. There was no one who was consulted from Ontario that I can see. I had another point I wanted to make, but it's

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I just want to echo that the cost for anyone to try to do this on their own is much less efficient than it could be if there were policy in place to help with the sharing of traditional foods. There are 133 communities in Ontario, at least half of them are in the north, and it c

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  With regard to Ontario, yes, there are only eight communities of the at least 32 that are remote and/or fly-in communities only. Only eight of those are eligible for the new program. Because the use of food mail depends on whether or not they are eligible for the new program, we

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I'm sorry. CPNP is the Canadian prenatal nutrition program, and ADI is the aboriginal diabetes initiative. My apologies.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Good afternoon. Thank you, Mr. Chair. I would like to thank the committee for the invitation to Chiefs of Ontario to speak about this important issue and also to pass on regrets for Ontario Regional Chief Angus Toulouse, who couldn't be here today. I'd also like to acknowledge