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In May 2020, Food Secure Canada published Growing Resilience And Equity: A Food Policy Action Plan in the Context of Covid-19, which drew on the information, knowledge and proposals below.
Further updates of this spreadsheet are planned, but currently paused.
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E-mail susan@foodsecurecanada.org to contribute to this work.
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Food Secure Candahttps://foodsecurecanada.org/sites/foodsecurecanada.org/files/2020-05_-_gre_en_12_49.pdf14 May 2020Growing Resilience and Equity: A Food Policy Action Plan in the Context of Covid-19
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Curated resources on related policy issues by others
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EconomyCCPA - Canadian Centre for Policy Alernativeshttps://www.policyalternatives.ca/newsroom/updates/our-social-and-economic-analysis-covid-19RollingSocial and economic analysis of COVID-19 emergencyhttps://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/economic-response-plan.html
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Labour, CommunityBroadbent Institutehttps://www.broadbentinstitute.ca/covid-19RollingWorker and community protection: Provincial resources and responseshttps://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/economic-response-plan.html
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Economy, SocialFirst Policy Response (Ryerson Leadership Lab etc)http://policyresponse.caRollingCanada's Policy Community Response to COVID-19https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/economic-response-plan.html
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Municipal/Community Food Food Communities Networkhttps://foodcommunities.ca/covid-19-food-resources/?utm_source=Food+Communities+Network+-+Réseau+des+Communautés+Nourricières&utm_campaign=c85c187835-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_04_06_11_52&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_2fd701e4e9-c85c187835-359720192RollingCOVID 19 & Food / Alimentation au temps du COVID-19 - Information tools and resources
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School FoodCoalition for Healthy School Foodhttps://www.healthyschoolfood.ca/covid-19-school-foodRollingCovid-19 School Food response - Mapping media coverage of innovation
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Food systems (systems lens, trade)
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Food SystemsLauren Baker, Global Alliance for the Future of Foodhttps://medium.com/@lauren_94254/five-things-weve-learned-about-covid-19-climate-and-food-systems-773c7fdc195e30 April 2020Five things we’ve learned about COVID-19, climate and food systems
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Food systems, Inclusion, ResiienceCBC (Levkoe - Thunder Bay Food Strategy)https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/thunder-bay-food-strategy-pandemic-risk-1.553660018 April 2020(+audio) 'Incredible risk in our food system': Thunder Bay food strategy says lessons to be learned from pandemic
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Food systems, TransformationFSC (CFCC, NFU, CLC, CHSF, Thunder Bay & Area Food Strategy, Food for All NB https://foodsecurecanada.org/resources-news/news-media/food-policy-and-covid-19-short-term-response-food-system-transformation17 April 2020(video) FOOD POLICY AND COVID-19: FROM SHORT-TERM RESPONSE TO FOOD SYSTEM TRANSFORMATION
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Food systemsAlison Blay-Palmer, UNESCO Chair on Food, Biodiversity and Sustainability Studies https://researchcentres.wlu.ca/centre-for-sustainable-food-systems/news/2020/notes-from-the-chair-covid-19-reveals-gaps-in-our-food-systems.html16 April 2020COVID 19 Reveals Gaps in our Food Systems
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Food systemsFP (Fraser, Charlebois, etc)https://business.financialpost.com/news/retail-marketing/shockproofing-canada-empty-grocer-shelves-dont-signal-food-security-issues-but-there-are-challenges-looming11 April 2020Shockproofing Canada: Empty grocer shelves don't signal food security issues, but there are challenges looming
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Food systems, InclusionThunder Bay & Area Food Strategy Covid-19 Statementhttp://tbfoodstrategy.com/news/food-strategy-covid-19-statement/9 April 2020Food Strategy Covid-19 Statementhttps://pm.gc.ca/en/news/news-releases/2020/04/03/prime-minister-announces-support-food-banks-and-local-food
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Food systems, Labour, food securityCBC (Tarasuk, Charlebois, Food Banks Canada)https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/food-security-covid19-trudeau-1.55204923 April 2020Food security experts warn of supply shortages, higher prices due to global pandemichttps://pm.gc.ca/en/news/news-releases/2020/04/03/prime-minister-announces-support-food-banks-and-local-food
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Food systems, Labour, TradeSusanna Klassen (FSC Board vice-chair)https://medium.com/the-nature-of-food/5-lessons-for-food-systems-thinking-from-covid-19-3f187fcc0e781 April 20205 lessons for food systems thinking from COVID-19
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Food systemsFood Secure Canadahttps://theprovince.com/opinion/melana-roberts-and-gisele-yasmeen-an-opening-to-transform-our-food-system28 March 2020An opening to transform our food systems - Melana Roberts and Gisèle Yasmeenhttps://www.canada.ca/en/campaign/food-policy.html
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Food systemsWayne Roberts (formerly TFPC)https://medium.com/wayne-roberts/four-ways-covid-19-will-change-food-systems-and-food-security-f2ff04de55526 March 2020Four ways COVID-19 will change food systems and food securityhttps://www.canada.ca/en/campaign/food-policy.html
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Food systemsArrell Food Institute (Fraser)https://ipolitics.ca/2020/03/20/the-covid-19-pandemic-and-canadas-food-system/20 March 2020The COVID-19 pandemic and Canada’s food system - Evan Fraserhttps://www.canada.ca/en/campaign/food-policy.html
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Food systems, Local food, TradeArrell Food Institute (Fraser)https://arrellfoodinstitute.ca/covid-19-food-system/16 March 2020The perils of a ‘just enough, just in time’ food system - building resilience - Evan Fraser
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Trade, Trade AgreementsNational Farmers Unionhttps://www.nfu.ca/will-canadas-grain-farmers-be-collateral-damage-in-the-rush-to-pass-bill-c-4/20 March 2020CUSMA legisliation (Bill C-4): Amendments to the Canada Grain Act where US grain will be assigned Canadian grading, blurring provenance; transport on Canadian systemhttps://openparliament.ca/bills/43-1/C-4/?tab=meetings
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TradeArrell Food Institutehttps://arrellfoodinstitute.ca/robustness-of-canadas-food-supply-chains/18 March 2020Robustness of Canada’s Food Supply Chain - Simon Somogyi
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Food systemsNational Farmers Union (NFU)https://www.nfu.ca/alternative-federal-budget-recovery-plan-canadian-centre-for-policy-alternatives-agriculture/7 August 2020Alternative Federal Budget Recovery Plan: Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives — Agriculture
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Root causes of food insecurity (food security, poverty, inclusion, school food)
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Food Security, PovertyPolicy Options - Valerie Tarasuk, Lynn McIntyrehttps://policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/april-2020/food-banks-cant-adequately-address-covid-19-food-insecurity/27 April 2020A basic income, not expanded food charity, is critical as the pandemic plunges more Canadians into deprivation
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Food Security, Poverty, RightsPaul Taylor, FoodSharehttps://rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/views-expressed/2020/04/access-denied-food-banks-should-not-means-test-those-seeking24 April 2020Access denied: Food banks should not means-test those seeking emergency support
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Food Security, Poverty, RightsGraham Riches (UBC)https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2020/04/22/Food-Banks-Prop-Broken-System/22 April 2020How Food Banks Prop up a Broken System
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Food Security, Charity, InclusionCharity Reporthttps://www.thecharityreport.com/features/100-million-in-federal-support-for-national-food-groups-showcases-the-depth-of-canadas-food-insecurity/8 April 2020$100 million in federal support for national food groups showcases the depth of Canada’s food insecurityhttps://pm.gc.ca/en/news/news-releases/2020/03/29/prime-minister-announces-support-vulnerable-canadians-affected-covid
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Food Security, Local FoodGisèle Yasmeen - ED Food Secure Canada (Radio Canada Première)https://ici.radio-canada.ca/premiere/emissions/phare-ouest/episodes/460426/rattrapage-du-mardi-7-avril-20207 April 2020(Radio) COVID-19 : la sécurité alimentaire à l'avant-plan
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Food Security, Poverty, InclusionCTV (Paul Taylor, Tarasuk)https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/more-than-40-per-cent-of-food-bank-programs-close-amid-pandemic-city-says-1.48853966 April 2020(Video) More than 40 per cent of food bank programs close amid pandemic, city sayshttps://pm.gc.ca/en/news/news-releases/2020/04/03/prime-minister-announces-support-food-banks-and-local-food
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Food Security, Community, CharityFood Secure Canadahttps://foodsecurecanada.org/ressources-et-nouvelles/nouvelles-et-medias/communiques-de-presse/press-release-federal-government3 April 2020Federal Govt. announces $100M for food bank and local food organizationshttps://pm.gc.ca/en/news/news-releases/2020/04/03/prime-minister-announces-support-food-banks-and-local-food
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Food Security, Poverty, InclusionFood Secure Canada / CFCC (quoted in Global News)https://globalnews.ca/news/6761599/coronavirus-canada-food-insecurity/1 April 2020How the coronavirus pandemic is affecting food security in Canadahttps://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/economic-response-plan.html
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Food Security,Charity, InclusionFuture of Good - Rahul Chandran (CARE)https://futureofgood.co/community-based-covid-19-relief-could-be-more-effective/30 March 2020Community-based COVID-19 relief could be more effective. Here's howhttps://pm.gc.ca/en/news/news-releases/2020/03/29/prime-minister-announces-support-vulnerable-canadians-affected-covid
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Food SecurityCFCChttps://beyondhunger.ca/page/66634/action/129 Sept 2020Beyond Hunger: The hidden impacts of food insecurity
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PovertyNick Saul, CFCChttps://cfccanada.ca/en/News-Events/Latest-News/Announcements/Nick-appears-before-the-Standing-Committee-on-Fina24 April 2020Remarks to Finance Committee - the federal government’s COVID response
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PovertyTVO (Nick Saul, CFCC)https://www.tvo.org/video/poverty-food-and-covid-1917 April 2020(Video) Poverty, Food, and COVID-19
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Poverty130 Community organisations (Ontario)http://incomesecurity.org/policy-advocacy/open-letter-from-more-than-130-community-organizations-lettre-ouverte-de-plus-de-130-organismes-communautaires/7 April 2020Income Security in the Time of COVID-19Provincial
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Poverty, InclusionFood Secure Canadahttps://foodsecurecanada.org/resources-news/news-media/PROOF-2020-webinar27 March 2020With millions of Canadians facing food insecurity, it’s time for universal basic incomehttps://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/economic-response-plan.html
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Poverty, Inclusion Food Secure Canadahttps://foodsecurecanada.org/resources-news/news-media/covid-19-highlights-food-system-inequities-time-systemic-change19 March 2020COVID-19 highlights food system inequities: time for systemic changehttps://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/economic-response-plan.html
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Poverty, InclusionCommunity Food Centres Canadahttps://cfccanada.ca/en/News-Events/Latest-News/Announcements/Coming-out-the-other-side-a-recovery-plan-for-foo21 July 2020Coming out the other side: a recovery plan for food securityhttps://www.policyalternatives.ca/publications/reports/alternative-federal-budget-recovery-plan
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Poverty, InclusionCommunity Food Centres Canadahttps://cfccanada.ca/en/News-Events/Latest-News/Announcements/Our-response-to-Covid-1917 March 2020Address underlying causes of food insecurity and poverty, launching emergency fundhttps://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/economic-response-plan.html
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Inclusion, HealthNOURISHhttps://www.nourishhealthcare.ca/blog/2020/4/27/future-scenarios-for-food-amp-health-systems-post-pandemic-recovery-and-transition-to-a-more-resilient-sustainable-and-equitable-health-care-system-in-canada4 May 2020Future Scenarios for Food & Health Systems: Post-pandemic recovery and transition to a more resilient, sustainable, and equitable health care system in Canada
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Inclusion, Health, GlobalCanadian Coalition of Global Health Researchhttps://www.ccghr.ca/covid-19-pandemic-reveals-equity-implications-choices/23 April 2020What the COVID-19 pandemic reveals about the equity implications of our choices
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InclusionNow (Toronto Board of Health)https://nowtoronto.com/lifestyle/health/toronto-collecting-race-based-data-coronavirus/22 April 2020Toronto Public Health to collect race-based COVID-19 data
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InclusionPaul Taylor, FoodSharehttps://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/2020/04/21/pandemic-has-exposed-the-rifts-in-our-social-fabric.html21 April 2020Pandemic has exposed the rifts in our social fabric
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Inclusion36 Black organisations http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20200418/black-lobby-says-marginalised-communities-left-out-covid-19-emergency-funding18 April 2020Black Lobby Says Marginalised Communities Left Out Of COVID-19 Emergency Funding - Group Requests More Than CDN$1 Million
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InclusionAlliance for Healthier Communitieshttps://www.allianceon.org/news/Statement-Black-Health-Leaders-COVID-19s-impact-Black-Communities-Ontario2 April 2020Black Health Leaders on COVID-19’s impact on Black Communities in Ontario
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Inclusion, Poverty, Migrant rightsMigrant Rights Networkhttp://migrantrights.ca/covid19/16 March 2020Migrant, poor, racialised: Petition to leave no-one behind (healthcare, worker protection, status, community support, leadership)https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/economic-response-plan.html
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School FoodCoalition for Healthy School Foodhttps://www.healthyschoolfood.ca/post/transitioning-from-the-immediate-covid-19-response-to-a-national-school-food-program4 May 2020Transitioning from the Immediate COVID-19 Response to a National School Food Program
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School FoodCoalition for Healthy School Foodhttps://www.healthyschoolfood.ca/post/mobilizing-communities-to-increase-access-to-healthy-food-while-schools-are-closed1 April 2020Mobilizing Communities to Increase Access to Healthy Food while Schools are Closed
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PovertyTamarack Institutehttps://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/basic-income-in-canada-what-weve-learned-so-far?utm_content=137393175&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&hss_channel=tw-2458078625 August 2020Basic Income in Canada: What We’ve Learned So Far
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PovertyCoalition for a Just Recovery NLhttps://www.justrecoverynl.ca/n.d.Outlining a vision for an inclusive, empowering and just recovery for NL.https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ef20658e0a455199f2dbcfc/t/5f3b0ddcbd303303e760febe/1597705707235/NL_Just_Recovery_Open_Letter.pdf
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Inclusion, Food JusticeFoodSharehttps://foodshare.net/timeline/foodshares-statement-on-defunding-the-police/n.d.Defund the Toronto police
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Food and sustainability (local food, agriculture, markets, community gardens, transformation)
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Local Food, AgricultureNancy Neamtan (FSC and Chantier de l’économie sociale)https://foodsecurecanada.org/Covid-view-from-QC1 May 2020WORKING TOGETHER TO BUILD SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS: A VIEW FROM QUÉBEC
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Local FoodGlobe (FarmFolk CityFolk, UBC)https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/british-columbia/article-bc-farmers-retool-their-offerings-to-sell-more-locally/17 April 2020B.C. farmers retool their offerings to sell more locally
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Local Food, Supply managementUnion Paysannehttps://unionpaysanne.com/divers/lettre-ouverte-a-marcel-groleau/15 April 20202Lettre ouverte à Marcel Groleau
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Local food, Food sovereigntyL'Institut de recherche et d’informations socioéconomiques (IRIS)https://iris-recherche.qc.ca/blogue/autonomie-alimentaire-quebec-devrait-envisager-la-creation-d-une-nouvelle-societe-d-etat?fbclid=IwAR0OVCmybN3okagN0ngaxlyc-U0tgxUIxKdX9LZIBdk9Kza5cxtZBwUhFms13 April 2020AUTONOMIE ALIMENTAIRE : QUÉBEC DEVRAIT ENVISAGER LA CRÉATION D’UNE NOUVELLE SOCIÉTÉ D’ÉTAT
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Local Food, ResilienceJdM (Suzuki, Equiterre, Greenpeacehttps://www.journaldemontreal.com/2020/04/11/la-conscience-ecologique-atteindra-un-autre-niveau11 April 2020Le Québec va changer: la conscience écologique atteindra un autre niveau
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Local FoodEquiterrehttps://business.facebook.com/notes/équiterre-en/covid-19-a-list-of-initiatives-to-help-you-buy-local/2331473543818507/10 April 2020COVID-19: A list of initiatives to help you buy localhttps://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-quebec-hatches-plans-to-bolster-economy-as-legault-eyes-postpandemic/
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Local food, Food sovereigntyUnion Paysannehttps://unionpaysanne.com/nouvelles/lettre-a-tous-les-paysans-et-paysannes/10 April 2020Lettre à tous les paysans et paysannes
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Local FoodUPA L'Union des producteurs agricoleshttps://www.upa.qc.ca/fr/mangeons-local-plus-que-jamais/8 April 2020Mouvement Mangeons local plus que jamais!
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Local food, Food sovereigntyJean-Martin Fortier (Organic farmer)https://plus.lapresse.ca/screens/649b8188-70ae-4086-8711-321cb492c009__7C___0.html7 April 2020ET SI HYDRO-QUÉBEC ET LES PETITES FERMES S’ALLIAIENT POUR NOURRIR LE QUÉBEC À L’ANNÉE ?Provincial
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Local food, Supply managementUnion Paysannehttps://unionpaysanne.com/nouvelles/pourquoi-nous-empecher-de-produire-de-la-nourriture/6 April 2020Pourquoi nous empêcher de produire de la nourriture? lepanierbleu.ca
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Local foodUPA L'Union des producteurs agricoleshttps://www.upa.qc.ca/fr/textes-dopinion/2020/04/la-securite-alimentaire-en-temps-de-crise/2 April 2020La sécurité alimentaire en temps de crise
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Local foodUnion Paysannehttps://unionpaysanne.com/nouvelles/pourquoi-nous-empecher-de-produire-de-la-nourriture/30 March 2020Le coronavirus et les failles de notre système agricolehttp://www.agr.gc.ca/eng/about-our-department/key-departmental-initiatives/canadian-agricultural-partnership/?id=1461767369849
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Local foodUnion Paysannehttps://unionpaysanne.com/nouvelles/souverainete-alimentaire-en-temps-de-crise/27 March 2020Souveraineté alimentaire en temps de crisehttp://www.agr.gc.ca/eng/about-our-department/key-departmental-initiatives/canadian-agricultural-partnership/?id=1461767369849
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Local food, Food systemsCentral Kootenay Food Policy Council http://ckfoodpolicy.ca/y2k-was-a-dry-run/24 March 2020Y2K was a dry run: Reflections on COVID-19 and food - Abra Brynnehttp://www.agr.gc.ca/eng/about-our-department/key-departmental-initiatives/canadian-agricultural-partnership/?id=1461767369849
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Local foodConservation Council of New Brunswick https://www.conservationcouncil.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/RecoveryPlanCCNB_PremierHiggsApril2020Final-ENG.docx.pdf22 April 2020A recovery plan that makes NB safer, healthier, and more resilient
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AgricultureNational Farmers Unionhttps://www.nfu.ca/letter-time-to-rebuild-meat-processing-system/14 May 2020Time to rebuild our meat processing system
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AgricultureNational Farmers Unionhttps://www.nfu.ca/covid-emergency-funds-for-agriculture-can-help-build-a-more-robust-future-food-system/6 May 2020COVID emergency funds can help build a more robust food systemhttps://pm.gc.ca/en/news/news-releases/2020/05/05/supporting-canadas-farmers-food-businesses-and-food-supply
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AgricultureÉquiterrehttps://www.equiterre.org/publication/lettre-ouverte-les-trois-crises-et-la-reprise-comment-batir-une-societe-plus-resiliente10 April 2020Lettre ouverte: Les trois crises et la reprise - Comment bâtir une société plus résiliente
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AgricultureÉquiterrehttp://equiterre.org/sites/fichiers/recommandations_budgetairesnouveau8.pdf23 April 2020Recommandations pour le budget fédéral 2020: Bâtir la résilience des collectivités pour offrir une réponse durable face aux crises
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Agriculture, ResilienceNational Farmers Unionhttps://www.nfu.ca/covid-19-shuts-down-half-of-canadas-beef-supply/22 April 2020COVID-19 shuts down half of Canada’s beef supply
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Agriculture, Business Risk ManagementNational Farmers Unionhttps://www.nfu.ca/letter-to-ag-minister-nfu-request-for-agristablity-program-changes/21 April 2020Letter to Ag Minister – NFU request for AgriStablity program changes
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Agriculture, GMOsVigilance OGMhttps://www.vigilanceogm.org/articles/resilience-coronavirus-semences20 April 2020SEMER LES GRAINES Pour un lendemain de crise plus résilient
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Agriculture, Farmer healthNational Farmers Unionhttps://www.nfu.ca/coronavirus-another-layer-of-anxiety-for-farmers/15 April 2020Coronavirus: Another layer of anxiety for farmers
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Agriculture, ResilienceNational Farmers Unionhttps://www.nfu.ca/the-farm-income-crisis-and-the-covid-19-crisis/8 April 2020The Farm Income Crisis and the COVID 19 Crisis - open letter to AAFC
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Agriculture, Agroecology163 food and environmental organizations, academics, farmers, and sustainable-food advocates https://www.nationalobserver.com/2020/04/17/opinion/concerns-about-food-supply-grows-pandemic-crisis-deepens3 April 2020Concerns about food supply grows as pandemic crisis deepens
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SeedsSeedChangehttps://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/seeds-of-diversity-peggy-baillie-1.55521423 May 2020Campaign aims to help people diversify away from imported seeds
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MarketsToronto Food Policy Council (Marina Queirolo)https://medium.com/@marinaqueirolo_73315/brief-toronto-food-policy-council-markets-and-covid-1-6356511c0f689 April 2020BRIEF: Toronto Food Policy Council on Markets & COVID-19
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MarketsNational Farmers Unionhttps://www.nfu.ca/letter-of-support-of-farmers-markets-direct-sales-of-farmers-food-across-canada/27 March 2020Letter of Support of Farmers’ Markets & Direct Sales of Farmers’ Food across CanadaProvincial
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MarketsNational Farmers Unionhttps://www.nfu.ca/farmers-markets-are-essential-services-says-nfu/19 March 2020Farmers Markets Are Essential Services - keep public access to safe, healthy foodProvincial
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Community gardensSustain Ontariohttps://sustainontario.com/2020/04/26/ontario-allows-community-gardens-to-open/26 April2020Ontario Allows Community Gardens to Open
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Community gardensSustain Ontariohttps://sustainontario.com/2020/03/31/community-gardens-essential-food-service/31 March2020Identify Community Gardens as an Essential ServiceProvincial
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Community gardens, Urban agVictoria City Councilhttps://t.co/o9BHV1QCyx2 April2020Scaling Up Growing in the City for Community ResilienceMunicipal
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Community gardensCultiver Montréalhttps://www.cultivermontreal.ca/plaidoyer-pour-reconnaitre-lagriculture-urbaine-comme-service-essentiel-aux-communautes/n.d.Plaidoyer pour reconnaître l’agriculture urbaine comme service essentiel aux communautésMunicipal
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TransformationGreenpeace Canadahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7UeNzfcPhM30 April2020(video) Our food in a time of crisis - perspectives from the frontlines
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Transformation, EconomyConservation Council of New Brunswickhttps://www.conservationcouncil.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/RecoveryPlanCCNB_PremierHiggsApril2020Final-ENG.docx.pdf23 April2020A recovery plan that makes NB safer, healthier, and more resilient