Statistics Canada says food insecurity in households across the country has been significantly higher during COVID-19 and has affected nearly one in seven Canadians.
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Originally promised to be law within one year after the Oct 21, 2019 election, Assembly of First Nations chief Perry Bellegarde is expressing his concern UNDRIP won't be passed before before the next election call.
In Liberals' pre-budget consultations, NDP leader Singh is pushing for a federal role in vaccine roll-out and steps toward a national childcare plan, while Conservative leader Erin O'Toole wants minimal taxation to spur job growth.
According to sources, the Liberals plan to spend enough money on childcare in their upcoming budget to prove their political seriousness on the issue, but their 1993 promise for a national child care system will remain unfulfilled.