People working on sustainability have been talking for years about a tipping point. This may well be the year we’ve reached it. A mortal threat to human health – COVID-19 – has disrupted the global status quo and will condition everything we do from now on, at least until we have an effective treatment or …
food policy
BC shapes Food Policy for Canada
An in-camera discussion at UBC two years ago was one of six stakeholder meetings held across the country that helped shape the recently released Food Policy for Canada. The meeting on September 5, 2017 was one of six that followed an online consultation that attracted nearly 45,000 responses, including 7,700 from BC. The closed session …
Budget targets market development
This week’s federal budget put the emphasis squarely on finding markets at home and abroad for top-quality agricultural products. The budget allocates $134.4 million over five years in support of a Food Policy for Canada to address food-related issues. The policy aims to position Canada as a trusted source of healthy food. It will help producers stay in business by …