Governments are already massively involved in the Canadian food system and they have the tools to make sure that Canadians in all regions of the country have a public option for food.
Thank you for this column Ethan. I am sure there are many areas of Canada that are "food deserts", that is, locations where there are no grocery outlets because it is not profitable for a grocery store to operate there which would be good locations for publicly owned grocery stores. Additionally this would improve the health of those who shop there because surprising enough, junk food is cheaper than healthy food, and junk food is a lot more available than healthy food.
Also, I don't know if it is you or substack, but would it be possible for you to change the colour of your active links, as the yellow does not show up very well against a white background.
Yes, the post was getting really long and I had to cut out a couple paragraphs on the role that a public grocer could play in encouraging healthy eating.
Thank you for this column Ethan. I am sure there are many areas of Canada that are "food deserts", that is, locations where there are no grocery outlets because it is not profitable for a grocery store to operate there which would be good locations for publicly owned grocery stores. Additionally this would improve the health of those who shop there because surprising enough, junk food is cheaper than healthy food, and junk food is a lot more available than healthy food.
Also, I don't know if it is you or substack, but would it be possible for you to change the colour of your active links, as the yellow does not show up very well against a white background.
Thank you for your comment, Keith.
Yes, the post was getting really long and I had to cut out a couple paragraphs on the role that a public grocer could play in encouraging healthy eating.
Thanks again!