Nutrition North budget ‘certainly not enough,’ says major Northern retailer – CBC

Sept 28, 2016

‘The value of the subsidy is actually being eroded every year,’ says an Arctic Co-operatives exec

As Northerners suggest improvements for Canada’s troubled food subsidy program, one of the region’s biggest retailers says the program is ill-equipped to fully address the issue of high prices and food insecurity.

This fall, representatives of Nutrition North Canada are travelling to up to 20 communities gathering opinions on how the program can be improved.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada, which runs the program, said it could not provide an interview about Nutrition North, but confirmed it is looking to make the program “more transparent, cost-effective, and culturally appropriate.”

Nutrition North budget ‘certainly not enough,’ says major Northern retailer – CBC

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