On Parliament Hill

Food Secure Canada is working to have a real presence on the Hill. We strive to support and encourage our members to engage in federal policy with us. Our policy activities include: meetings and briefings with MPs and civil servants; appearances before Parliamentary Committees; participating in policy consultations and strategic use of letters, petitions, endorsements and public appeals on key policy issues. Please find below highlights of recent activities.

 

Food in the House 

  • Great Big Crunch on Parliament Hill (2017) (EN / FR)
  • Great Big Crunch on Parliament Hill (2016) (EN / FR)
  • Private members Bill C-359 re: local procurement (2013) (EN / FR)
  • Private members Bill C-430 re: child protection against advertising exploitation (2013) (EN / FR)
  • 2013 Alternative Federal Budget  (EN / FR)
  • Private members Bill C-460 re: sodium levels (2012) (EN / FR)
  • Motion 319: Children's Health (2012) (EN / FR)
  • Right to Food Mission Raised in Question Period (2012) (EN / FR)

 

Letters to Members of Parliament and Federal Agencies

(Submitted in one or both Official Languages)

  • Joint Letter to the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, re: Food Policy Governance Innovation and a National Food Policy Council, December 17, 2017 (EN)
  • Letter to the Honourable Jane Philpott, Minister of Health, re: Healthy Diets, January 13, 2016 (EN / FR)
  • Letter to the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, re: National Food Policy, December 18, 2015 (EN)
  • Letter to the Honourable Jane Philpott, Minister of Health, re: National School Food Program, November 19, 2015 (EN)
  • Letter to the Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Health, re: Aboriginal Food Security in Northern Canada, May 6, 2014 (EN); Reply from the Honourable Rona Ambrose, July 15, 2014 (EN)
  • Letter to the Honourable Gerry Ritz, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-food, re: Bill C-18 Agriculture Growth Act, May 7 2014 (EN / FR); Reply from the Honourable Gerry Ritz (EN); Reply from Mark Eyking, Member of Parliament Sydney-Victoria (EN)
  • Letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper, re: Food in the Speech from the Throne, October 9, 2013 (EN); Reply from the Honourable Gerry Ritz, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-food, December 18, 2013 (EN)
  • Letter to MP Thomas Mulcair, NDP, re: Food in the Speech from the Throne, October 9, 2013 (EN / FR)
  • Letter to MP Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party, re: Food in the Speech from the Throne, October 9, 2013 (EN)
  • Letter to MP Justin Trudeau, Leader of the Liberal Party, re: Food in the Speech from the Throne, October 9, 2013 (EN / FR)
  • Letter to MP Daniel Paillé, Leader of the Bloc Québécois, re: Food in the Speech from the Throne, October 9, 2013 (EN / FR)
  • Open Letter to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), re: the definition of 'local', September 18, 2013 (EN); Reply from Dr. B.A. (Bruce) Archibald, CFIA President, October 16, 2013 (EN)
  • Letter to the Honourable John Baird, Minister of Foreign Affairs, re: 2012 UN Mission to Canada on the Right to Food, February 7, 2013 (EN); Reply from the Honourable John Baird, March 8, 2013 (EN)
  • Letter to the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Environment, re: 2012 UN Mission to Canada on the Right to Food, February 7, 2013 (EN); Reply from the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, March 8, 2013 (EN)

 

Presentations to Parliamentary Committees

  • Gisèle Yasmeen (FSC), Presentation before the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food (AGRI) on the matter of a food policy action plan in the context of Covid-19, December 8, 2021. Transcript. (EN / FR)
  • Diana Bronson (FSC), Presentation to the Standing Committee on Agriculture re A Food Policy for Canada, September 26 2017 (EN)
  • Amanda Sheedy (FSC), Public Policy Forum Roundtable Series re: Food Insecurity in Northern Canada, April 20, 2015 (EN / FR)
  • Diana Bronson (FSC) and Pat Mooney (ETC), Presentation to the Standing Committee on Agriculture re: Bill C-18, February 3, 2015 (EN / FR)
  • Anna Paskal (FSC), Presentation before the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Foods, February 29, 2012. Audio. (EN / FR)
  • Diana Bronson and Anna Paskal (FSC), Presentation to the Senate Committee on Agriculture on the question of a national food policy, April 24, 2012. Transcript. (EN / FR)
  • Kathleen Gibson (BCFSN / FSC), Presentation before the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Foods on the matter of red-meat supply chains, May 16, 2012. Transcript. (EN / FR)
  • Diana Bronson (FSC), Mary Simon (ITK) and Bill Jeffery (CSPI) and Paul Slomp (NFU), Press Conference on Parliament Hill re: a national food policy, May 16, 2012. (EN)
  • Diana Bronson (FSC) and Paul Slomp (NFU), Presentation before the Standing Committee on International Trade on the Canada-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement, May 17, 2012. Audio. (EN / FR)
  • Diana Bronson (FSC), Presentation to the Standing Committee on Finance during the 2013 pre-budget consultations, November 20, 2012. Webcast. (EN / FR)

Meetings with Members of Parliament

  • Sasha McNicoll (FSC), Coalition for Healthy School Food (CHSF) Meetings with MPs, November 28, 2017 (Image)
  • Amanda Sheedy (FSC), Coalition for Healthy School Food (CHSF) Meetings with MPs, May 26, 2015
  • Diana Bronson (FSC), Paul Slomp (NFU), Susan Walsh (USC Canada), and Debbie Field (FoodShare), Food Policy Meetings with MPs, October 6, 2014 (EN / FR)

Public Endorsements

  • Clyde River Solidarity Statement (2015) (EN)
  • Endorsement of the Ottawa Principles (2015) (EN / FR)
  • Idle No More solidarity statement (2013) (EN)
  • Beef recall public statement (2012) (EN / FR)