Bill 216
Food Literacy for Students Act 2020
The KFLA Food Policy Council initiated the first draft of Bill 216 which has now been put forward by MPP Daryl Kramp (Hastings-Lennox and Addington). The first reading of the bill was on October 19, 2020 and the second reading was on October 20, 2020. The private member's bill was carried and now will go to a Standing Committee for review prior to the 3rd reading. We are very excited to see this work move forward. A big thank you to MPP Daryl Kramp and his staff for their support and advocacy on this issue. The bill aims to ensure that food literacy and skills education is embedded in the school curriculum throughout Grades 1 to 12.
Endorsing organizations include:
- Beaver Valley Outreach
- Canadian Cancer Society
- Canadian Environmental Law Association
- Community Food Centres Canada
- Food For All - St.Thomas Elgin
- FoodShare Toronto
- Greater Sudbury Food Policy Council
- Green Thumbs Growing Kids
- Growing Chefs! Ontario
- Growing Up Organic
- Headwaters Food and Farming Alliance
- Heart and Stroke Foundation
- Indigenous Diabetes Health Circle
- Just Food Ottawa
- KFL&A Public Health Unit
- Kids Growing City
- Kingston Community Health Centres
- Kingston Community Gardens Network
- Middlesex-London Food Policy Council
- National Farmers Union
- National Farmers Union - Ontario
- National Farmers Union - Local 316
- Nature Harmony Foundation
- Northern Ontario School of Medicine
- Ontario Community School Alliance Board
- Ontario Dietitians in Public Health
- Ontario Family Studies Home Economics Educators Association
- Ontario Federation of Agriculture
- Ontario Home Economic Association
- Ontario Physical and Health Education Association (OPHEA)
- Ontario Public Health Association
- Ottawa Food Policy Council
- Pathways to Education - Kingston
- Penage Road Women's Institute
- Rainbow Plate
- Rad Kids
- Roots to Harvest
- Sudbury Shared Harvest
- Sustain Ontario
- The Table Food Community Centre
- Water Women's Institute
Please click on the link below to add your name to our growing list of individual supporters. Please email us at foodpolicykfla@gmail.com if your organization would be interested in supporting this campaign. Thank you!
Media: Whig Standard article, Nov. 11th 2020
CBC Ontario Morning interview (starting at 31:41), Nov. 16th 2020
Campaigns to Support
Just Recovery Movement
Learn about the Just Recovery Movement which endorse 6 principles for post Covid 19 investment that will prioritize communities and ecosystems.
Food Secure Canada Food Action Plan
Food Secure Canada is endorsing a food action plan in the context of Covid 19 that will promote resilience and equity in our food system. Read more about it on their website and spread the word by sending a letter to your MP.
https://foodsecurecanada.org/2020-growing-resilience-equity#share
Upcoming Events
National Farmers Union Convention 2020
Free workshops, talks, interactive programming and chances to connect will be offered starting November 3. The key aspects of the Convention including the NFU’s lively elections, debates on resolutions, national and regional reports will be held November 25 – 28.
This year’s convention includes:
- talks by respected national voices on agroecology, food sovereignty, seed issues, social justice and more
- online social hours and coffee breaks where people across the country can meet
- interactive sessions for conversations about resilient farm and food systems.
- Keynote speaker Seth Klein presents A Good War: Mobilizing Canada for the Climate Emergency at 3 PM Pacific, November 26
Click here to register for the Full Convention, Keynote event or free webinars only. The Full Convention option includes everything.