Nunatsiavut says federal gov’t not committed to fixing maligned northern food subsidy program | CBC News

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let’s talk about the fact that an apple cost $16 in nunavut 

The Nunavut Inuit Child Health Survey conducted in 2007-2008 found that nearly 70% of Inuit children aged three to five years in 16 Nunavut communities resided in food-insecure households, meaning they did not have sufficient access to appropriate foods for a nutritious diet.

Overall, 31% of Inuit children lived in homes with moderate child food insecurity; many were fed less expensive food or did not eat enough because there was no money for food. Another 25.1% lived in homes with severe child food insecurity; many skipped meals, went hungry, or did not eat for a whole day.

The UN’s Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Olivier De Schutter, recently travelled to Canada, where he said 2-3m people couldn’t afford the diets they needed to lead healthy lives. He said one million First Nations people and 55,000 Inuit were in a “desperate situation”.

Nunatsiavut says federal gov’t not committed to fixing maligned northern food subsidy program | CBC News