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

Agriculture committee  Absolutely.

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

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

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

Agriculture committee  Absolutely. It will be my pleasure.

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

Agriculture committee  Food is horizontal. That's the first thing I said.

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—

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

Agriculture committee  Thank you.

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

Agriculture committee  I will send an electronic version to the clerk.

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