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Thank you to everyone for the congratulations for Dr. Tarasuk's appointment to the Order of Canada. You can read more about it and listen to her interview with @mattgallowaycbc at: proof.utoronto.ca/2024/proof-pri…

Food insecurity in Canada keeps rising, and food banks in this country are strained to their limit. Dr. Valerie Tarasuk of PROOF joins @thebigstoryfpn to discuss the scale of the problem and the inadequacy of the response. toronto.citynews.ca/2024/10/11/foo…

✨More speakers for our Convening 2024: Toward Just and Affordable Systems // Nouveaux intervenants pour notre Conférence 2024 ! Kristen Lowitt and Tim Li will be joining the discussion on the panel Food Affordability: Income & Equity. More info here: tr.ee/P1afXpfRug

With prices of food having gone through the roof, #TemertyMed Dr. Valerie Tarasuk said it's "predictable" that food bank demand has risen dramatically, including among people who have jobs. @CBCNews bit.ly/4dPm7Ci

Food insecurity in Canada keeps rising, and food banks in this country are strained to their limit. Dr. Valerie Tarasuk of @proofcanada joins us to discuss the scale of the problem, and the inadequacy of the response: link.chtbl.com/UYIyzPYC

Is household food insecurity more prevalent in Canada than in the US? No. The two countries differ in how they classify food insecurity. When using the same classification scheme for a more appropriate comparison, Canada has a lower rate. Read more: proof.utoronto.ca/2024/respondin…

The new PEI Children’s Benefit slated to start in 2025 is an important step towards reducing the record food insecurity among families with children in the province. However more is needed, like federal support through redesigning the Canada Child Benefit. policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/may-…

Progress on a national school food policy is a positive step towards improving student nutrition, academic success & more, but it shouldn't be expected to address food insecurity. What would? Changing the CCB to better address income inadequacy. More at: policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/may-…

More evidence for policy action at: proof.utoronto.ca/2023/canada-ch…

Cutting the child poverty rate by half is an important accomplishment, but it should not be the only one. Food insecurity gives us a more direct measure of the lived experience of financial hardship. It is time to set new aspirations for the CCB around reducing food insecurity.

The CCB is a critical part of our social safety net, but is it doing enough? The fact that 27% of families w/ children were food insecure in 2023 (5.8% severely so) tells us it's not. The government should revise it to provide more to those most in need. policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/may-…

The number of children living in household struggling to afford food due to inadequate finances has risen substantially in recent years. The most important thing that the federal government could about this is change the design of the Canada Child Benefit. policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/may-…

The recently announced national school food program won’t solve food insecurity for families. Instead, as Tim Li and Valerie Tarasuk explain, action on the Canada child benefit is required to this end. options-po.li/4abDXNM

@shaynassister @uoftmedicine Thanks for the question!

@shaynassister @uoftmedicine We've summarized our work on food insecurity and health more broadly here. Critically, our research points to the potential to alleviate poor health & healthcare need by reducing food insecurity through greater financial support for vulnerable households. proof.utoronto.ca/food-insecurit…

Study by @proofcanada shows people living with food insecurity are more prone to depression, anxiety, and thoughts of self-harm. bit.ly/44Aq9LK