class 6 food insecurity in canada

Question 1

what is food insecurity

Answer 1

The inadequate or insecure access to food due to financial constraints, which is not related to food skills/use of gardens

Question 2

how serious is food insecurity in canada?

Answer 2

affecting 1 in 6 people in 10 provinces

Question 3

how to solve food insecurity?

Answer 3

through policy interventions that improve the material circumstances of at risk groups

Question 4

what are the harms of food insecurity?

Answer 4

it is a strong contributor to mutiple chronic diseases

Question 5

what determines food security?

Answer 5

income
stability of income
housing/savings/debts
access to other fincial resources such as credit
the cost of living
budget shocks

Question 6

food-based interventions or income-based intervention?

Answer 6

food-based intervention fail to address the underlying problem of inadequate income

Question 7

why income-based interventions?

Answer 7

Treat the core problem (inadequate, insecure income) rather than its symptoms (food insecurity, other deprivations)

Question 8

examples of income-based interventions

Answer 8

◦ Minimum wage
◦ Social assistance
◦ Progressive taxation
◦ Public pensions
◦ Child benefits

Question 9

what is CCB?

Answer 9

Cadana Child Benefit, Tax-free monthly payment made to eligible families to help with the cost of raising children under 18, More provided for children < 6; less for children aged 6 – 17

Question 10

what is the proposal of CCB

Answer 10

◦ ↑ the benefits for lower-income families, lone-parent families, and families living in remote and Northern communities
◦ Redistribute some of the benefits from highest-income recipients to those who need it more
◦ Provide the same amount for older children as for younger children