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The coordinator for the Nova Scotia Coalition for Healthy School Food called recent funding for a national school food program a huge win. Earlier this week, the federal government announced a National School Food Program with an investment of $1 billion over five years included in the budget for 2024.…
Despite Minister of Education Becky Druhan saying "every student who needs food in schools gets food in schools," advocates and opposition parties disagree. They are calling for a universal lunch program in the province.
Nova Scotia food advocacy groups have met with federal officials about a proposed national school food policy and say it could help provide sustainability for Black and Indigenous communities.