Exploring Theme: "Nutrition North"

Federal government commits external review of program. The Nutrition North Canada subsidy is supposed to reduce the high cost of food in northern and remote communities. Photo: APTN.  APTN News: A federal subsidy program that is supposed to make food cheaper in remote and northern communities is heading for an external review, says the minister...

APTN report shows subsidy program short-changing northern consumers. APTN News: The NDP says it has passed a motion calling on the CEO of NorthWest Company and general manager of Kimik Co-operatative Association to appear before the House of Commons’ Indigenous Affairs committee and talk about the Nutrition North Canada (NNC) program. The heads of two...

Up to 67 per cent of a federal subsidy to alleviate hunger in northern Canada is being pocketed by grocers, researchers have found. Illustration by Ata Ojani  Canada’s National Observer: Grocery retailers supplying food to dozens of Canada’s most food-insecure communities are pocketing up to over half of a federal subsidy to reduce hunger, researchers...