Food Secure Canada discusses Food in the Budget
Posted: March 13, 2013
Categories: Events / Food in the News / GoodFoodBites / Webinars
This year, the 2013 Alternative Federal Budget will include a chapter on Food Sovereignty for the first time, written by Food Secure Canada members and their partners.
On Wednesday, March 20, from 2 p.m. – 3 p.m., Food Secure Canada invites you to join them in a webinar to learn about their recommendations. The teleconference will be a conversation about the Federal Budget for 2013, the Alternative Federal Budget, and how we can Put Food in the Budget. Sign up to receive call-in information here.
The presenters:
David Macdonald is the Senior Economist who coordinates the Alternative Federal Budget for the Canadian Center for Policy Alternatives. David has also written on a variety of topics, from Canada’s real estate bubble to Aboriginal income inequality, and he is a regular media commentator on national policy issues.
Diana Bronson is the Executive Director at Food Secure Canada joining the team in late March 2012. Diana is trained as a political scientist and sociologist and has a professional background in journalism and international human rights. She has participated in many international negotiations on human rights, climate change, technology and sustainable development over the past two decades
For more information or to contact FSC: info@foodsecurecanada.org