In their new commentary, Drs. Valerie Tarasuk and Lynn McIntyre call for government accountability and explicit policy targets.| PROOF
Household food insecurity - the inadequate or insecure access to food due to financial constraints - affects 1 in 5 Canadian households.| PROOF
Research shows that food insecurity can be reduced through policy interventions that improve the incomes of low-income households.| PROOF
We've summarized the latest data on food insecurity in 2024 from Statistics Canada's Canadian Income Survey. In 2024, 10 million Canadians, including 2.5 million children, lived in a food-insecure household.| PROOF
If the next Ontario government wants to change the course of food insecurity in the province, the place to start would be OW and ODSP.| PROOF
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Congratulations to PROOF principal investigator Dr. Valerie Tarasuk on her appointment to the Order of Canada!| PROOF
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We've summarized the latest data on food insecurity in 2023 from Statistics Canada's Canadian Income Survey. In 2023, 8.7 million Canadians, including almost 2.1 million children, lived in a food-insecure household.| PROOF
Our new report has found that the percentage of households with inadequate or insecure access to food due to financial constraints rose to 17.8%in 2022 from 15.9% in 2021.| PROOF
PROOF submitted a brief to the Senate highlighting the potential for a guaranteed livable basic income to reduce food insecurity and improve health.| PROOF