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Health committee  Yes, absolutely. I'll turn to my.... Go ahead.

June 6th, 2022Committee meeting

Dr. Alfred Aziz

Health committee  Sure. I'll speak mostly to the importance of healthy eating for children and some of the initiatives we're undertaking under Canada's food guide. I'll defer to my colleague, Ms. McIntyre, to talk specifically about front-of-package labelling and marketing to kids, and then Ms. St-Aubin to talk about some of the work on physical activity that falls under the mandate of the Public Health Agency of Canada.

June 6th, 2022Committee meeting

Dr. Alfred Aziz

Health committee  Definitely the issue of access to nutritious food is an important issue. Canada's food guide recognizes that. There is a whole section in Canada's dietary guidelines that talks about the social determinants of health and of healthy eating, and the importance of governments working together and stakeholders working together to ensure access.

June 6th, 2022Committee meeting

Dr. Alfred Aziz

Health committee  Thank you for this very important question. As a matter of fact, in December 2021 the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the Minister of Families, Children, and Social Development received a joint mandate to develop a national school food policy and to work towards a national school nutritious meal program.

June 6th, 2022Committee meeting

Dr. Alfred Aziz