Household food insecurity in Canada: Problem definition and potential solutions in the public policy domain

Canadian Public Policy

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 83-93

  McIntyre, Lynn ^a   Patterson, Patrick B ^a   Anderson, Laura C ^a   Mah, Catherine L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Food insecurity; Hansard; Legislators; Policy

Indexed keywords

FOOD POLICY; FOOD SECURITY; LEGISLATION; PERCEPTION;

CANADA;

EID: 84962312450     PISSN: 03170861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/cpp.2015-066     Document Type: Review

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