Apr 15, 2024
Call follows a federal announcement for a national school food progarm
Some Inuit organizations say there should be more funding and cultural consideration of country foods in a national school food program.
On April 1, the federal government announced a new national school food program that would dedicate $1 billion to schools across the country over five years, making it the final G7 country to create a country-wide school food program.
The Qajuqturvik Community Food Centre is a charity in Iqaluit that works to combat food insecurity.
Co-executive director Joseph Murdoch-Flowers says that any support for hungry children is welcome, but he says $200 million a year across the entire country won’t go far enough, especially in Nunavut.