Montreal, 12 March 2013 - Having no national food policy is expensive, costing Canadian taxpayers billions in stopgap programs that don’t address the underlying issues. Most recently, Olivier De Schutter, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, joined the chorus of voices across Canada calling for a national food policy.

MONTREAL, 22 February 2013 – As the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food Olivier De Schutter prepares to deliver his report on Canada to the UN Council on Human Rights in Geneva on March 4, dozens of organizations across the country are mobilizing to engage in a dialogue with the UN expert about what needs to be done to respect to right to food in Canada and to take action locally and nationally. The list of events is rapidly growing and stretches from coast to coast to coast, including small towns and large cities in all provinces and territories.