A Food Policy for Canada will set a long-term vision for the country’s health, environmental, social, and economic goals related to food, while also identifying actions that can be taken in the short-term to improve Canada’s food system.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Jean-Claude Poissant, participated in a regional engagement session today in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, as part of the ongoing consultations regarding the development of A Food Policy for Canada.
Stakeholders, Indigenous representatives, experts, and key policy makers were invited to take part in the session, which is part of a series being held across the country over the next two months. Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Lawrence MacAulay, opened the first regional session which took place in Charlottetown on August 9.
Public consultations on A Food Policy for Canada began on May 29, 2017, with the launch of an online survey that asks Canadians for their input on food issues related to:
- increasing access to affordable food;
- improving health and food safety;
- conserving our soil, water, and air; and
- growing more high-quality food.
Due to a strong response from across the country, the comment period for the online survey has been extended to August 31, 2017.
Source : Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada