Abstract

Within the realm of Canadian public policy, the mass-proliferation of food banks, particularly in the wake of COVID-19, represents a critical failure of the Canadian state to appropriately support its citizens. In this paper, I use my lived experience as a food bank manager at the University of Victoria Students’ Society, coupled with my experience as a public policy student, to explore why Canadian food security is so deeply intertwined with small-scale nonprofits, how the current model leaves much experiencing food security with gaps in their support networks, and what potential solutions to this issue could look like.

Presenters

Alexandra Ages
Student, Master of Public Policy, McGill University, Quebec, Canada

Details

Presentation Type

Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

Theme

Food, Politics, and Cultures

KEYWORDS

Food security, Food Banks, Canada, Food access, Public policy

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