Bits and Bytes | News from the Food Movement - March 2017

Join Us for the Great Big Crunch on March 9!

Students, teachers, parents and others who are passionate about food are invited to share their enthusiasm in a national moment of anti-silence. Once again this year, Food Secure Canada and the Coalition for Healthy School Food will be hosting a Great Big Crunch on Parliament Hill.  [Read More]

National Advisory Council on Economic Growth addresses “ag-food”: a civil society perspective

In March 2016, the Minister of Finance established the Advisory Council on Economic Growth, with a mandate “to develop advice on concrete policy actions to help create the conditions for strong and sustained long-term economic growth.” [Read More]

Shaping the Future of Global Food Systems: A Scenario Analysis (World Economic Forum)

The World Economic Forum’s System Initiative on Shaping the Future of Food Security and Agriculture has released a new report, co-published with Deloitte, presenting four scenarios for the future of global food systems. [Read More]

Field Notes from the Canadian Federation of Agriculture’s 2017 Annual General Meeting

Discussing the many problems that stem from our current food system often puts agriculture in opposition to environmental sustainability. This is an oversimplification, as Canadian agriculture is, and has been for some time, having a meaningful conversation about environmental sustainability. [Read More]

Great Food Organisations We Love to Support: Nourish Nova Scotia

Our amazing members work daily to strengthen the food movement and create more just, healthy and sustainable food systems. Today we are thrilled to interview Margo Riebe-Butt of Nourish Nova Scotia, a province-wide non-profit organization that supports nourishment and food literacy programs in school communities. [Read More]

[Webinar] FSC's Organizational Members' call on National Food Policy

[Webinar for organizational members only] As many of you know, after years of lobbying, our federal government has mandated the creation of a National Food Policy. We have been planning our strategy and meeting with the government, and we have news to share. [Read More]

Other News:

[CBC] Food Secure Canada defends northern Ontario nutrition report

Food Secure Canada is defending its 70-page "Paying for Nutrition" report after a northern retailer sent a private letter detailing a lack of context and multiple omissions. [Read more]

Consultation: Canadian Poverty Reduction Strategy

The Government of Canada is committed to developing a Canadian Poverty Reduction Strategy and is consulting with Canadians until June 2017 to gather views to help develop this strategy.  Make your voices heard and take part in Canada's Poverty Reduction Strategy online consultation, ongoing until June 2017. Let's join the conversation! [Read more]

[The Globe and Mail] Youth being ‘bombarded’ with unhealthy food ads, study finds

The evidence shows a new law is needed to crack down on the widespread practice of marketing unhealthy food to children. "If we don’t need legislation, why are a third of Canadian children overweight or obese?" says Sasha McNicoll, Coalition for Healthy School Food co-ordinator at Food Secure Canada. [Read more]

Short-term paid opportunities for students at Ontario universities

Meal Exchange is looking for students enrolled at Ontario universities for a paid short-term stipend position beginning March 15th and ending April 15th. [Read more]

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Save the Date:

[Webinar] Building a better webinar: A view through experience and research into best practices

March 9, 2017 - 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM

Hosted by CFICE

Drawing from personal experience, as well as best practices from the literature, presenters Jeannie An and Jill Bedford will walk you through key tips and pointers for creating the best possible webinar to reach your target audience. Throughout the webinar, Jeannie and Jill will demonstrate the techniques they discuss so you can experience firsthand what works and what doesn’t. [More info]

[Webinar] Looking beyond the emergency: Innovation in local and regional food banks

March 14, 2017 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

Hosted by Community Food Centres Canada

This webinar will look at the food bank system and innovations that are taking place at both the regional and grassroots level to make food banks healthier, more dignified, and a force for policy change.  [More info]

[Event] Global Food Security Symposium 2016

March 29-30, 2017  - Washington, DC

Hosted by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs

The 2017 symposium will showcase the best of business, social, and policy innovation. It will bring together top visionaries from every sector to generate productive dialogue and actions necessary to advance global food security. [More info]

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