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The federal government is already late on its first assignment for the 2024-25 school year. The promised funding for the long-awaited National School Food program has yet to be distributed, and agreements with the provinces, territories, and school boards have yet to be made. Despite the delay, school food advocates remain optimistic, but vow to keep the pressure on until the Liberals finally give them their lunch money.
An overwhelming 96 per cent of respondents indicated support for the school food program, and the belief that it will benefit students by teaching healthy habits and helping them stay focused during the day. “Canada now has one of the best school food policies in the world,” Field said, noting that it just fell short of programs in Finland or Japan, whose policies are empowered by legislative authority.
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