April 12, 2023
With the right policies we can keep food prices down while saving the planet.
The federal government’s “carbon tax,” which puts a price on greenhouse gas emissions, is often accused of exacerbating rising food costs. This is a mistake. Addressing both food insecurity and climate change must be national priorities and to suggest that we can only have affordability if we sacrifice the environment is a dangerous error.
Canadians are suffering from an affordability crisis that has pushed the cost of food out of the reach of millions. Food banks have been swamped and far too many households are unable to make ends meet. Fixing this goes beyond the grocery store; poverty is driven by many factors from low wages to expensive housing, and economy-wide inflation. Read More: https://financialpost.com/commodities/agriculture/food-too-expensive-dont-blame-climate-policy
With the right policies we can keep food prices down while saving the planet.
The federal government’s “carbon tax,” which puts a price on greenhouse gas emissions, is often accused of exacerbating rising food costs. This is a mistake. Addressing both food insecurity and climate change must be national priorities and to suggest that we can only have affordability if we sacrifice the environment is a dangerous error.
Canadians are suffering from an affordability crisis that has pushed the cost of food out of the reach of millions. Food banks have been swamped and far too many households are unable to make ends meet. Fixing this goes beyond the grocery store; poverty is driven by many factors from low wages to expensive housing, and economy-wide inflation. Read More: https://financialpost.com/commodities/agriculture/food-too-expensive-dont-blame-climate-policy
