The Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) recognized its annual ‘Food Freedom Day’ on February 9, the day the organization says a Canadian household of average income will have earned enough to pay for their entire year’s grocery bill. Surprisingly, it fell on the exact same day it did last year. This was rather puzzling to me because like […] Read more
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Editorial: Food Freedom Day needs a rethink
Food Freedom Day is Feb. 8
OTTAWA (Feb.8) – Today is Food Freedom Day, the day the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) has calculated that a Canadian household of average income will have earned enough to pay for their entire year’s grocery bill. Each year, CFA examines the proportion of income that Canadians spend on food as a way to explore […] Read more
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