Ottawa Seeking Feedback on Proposed National School Food Policy

Minister of Families, Children and Social Development Karina Gould speaks to reporters before heading to Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on June 23, 2022. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang

The federal government is seeking feedback on creating a national school food policy that would bring a meal program into public schools across the country.

“One in five children in Canada are at risk of going to school hungry on any given day,” said a Nov. 16 release from Employment and Social Development Canada.