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Why food banks can't solve the problem of hungry Canadians

Why food banks can't solve the problem of hungry Canadians

FromThe Big Story


Why food banks can't solve the problem of hungry Canadians

FromThe Big Story

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Length:
30 minutes
Released:
Jan 24, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In 2021, Statistics Canada reported 5.8 million Canadians suffered some level of food insecurity. As inflation has spiked, so have stories of hungry families needing food banks to fill their tables. But the root causes of food insecurity aren't captured by expensive groceries, nor are they solved with monthly boxes of food.If you want to know why millions of citizens of one of the world's richest countries are hungry, you have to look deeper than that. And if we're going to solve the problem, the solutions have to go beyond simply "give them food". GUEST: Valerie Tarasuk, professor, Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto; leader of PROOF, an interdisciplinary research program studying effective policy approaches to reduce food insecurity
Released:
Jan 24, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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