How Gord Perks voted at council

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1. 2023.CC11.1ADOPTED

   Support for a Canada-Wide Universal Student Nutrition Program

   The rising cost of groceries is putting pressure on families in our City. In Toronto, 28 percent of food bank clients are children and youth. More children are going to school hungry. When you’re hungry, you can’t learn. Student nutrition programs ensure that all children are able to enjoy meals at school so they can focus on their teacher, not their hunger. As grocery prices climb and more families turn to food banks for support, we can plainly see just how essential these programs are. City Council and the Toronto Board of Health have a long history of offering nutritious meals at school through the Student Nutrition Program. This program is funded through municipal and provincial funding streams, however Canada does not have a national, universal student nutrition program. I am proud to have helped establish Toronto’s student nutrition program as Councillor and Child and Youth Advocate. In Toronto, over 200,000 children participate. The federal government has committed in recent years to work with provinces, territories, municipalities, Indigenous partners, and stakeholders to develop a National School Food Policy and explore how more Canadian children can rec…

   City Council · 2023-10-12 10:12 AM

   Adopt Item

   Gord Perks's vote: Yes

   Majority required - CC11.1 - Adopt the item

   Motion result

   Carried

   Recorded tally

   20-0

   Source outcome