Eat Think Vote
brings together community members from coast-to-coast-to-coast to speak with their federal candidates about food sovereignty, food security, and other issues that matter to them. It’s up to you to make food an election issue!
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Eat Think Vote in Laurier-Ste-Marie — in a nutshell!
By Sylvie Chamberland, Co-Executive Director of Carrefour Alimentaire Centre-Sud, with the participation of …
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Election 2021: What are the main political parties saying about food?
Food Secure Canada has been analysing the main political parties’ programs on …
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2021 events
Events are happening across Canada!
Check out the calendar below for upcoming events to attend in your area. Don’t see one? Consider organizing an event with neighbours, friends, and colleagues! Fill out the form at the bottom of the page to get involved.
Loading…Thunder Bay & Area Food Strategy
September 8, 2021 
Thunder Bay (Online)
On September 8, 2021, Thunder Bay & Area Food Strategy launched an Eat Think Vote Social Media campaign where they shared background information and policy recommendations with their community members. The organisation also polled MP candidates from the Rainy River and Superior North ridings, making sure key food issues were brought to the candidates’ attention. See the answers they received here!
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Carrefour alimentaire Centre-Sud
September 9, 2021 4:30 pm Carrefour alimentaire Centre-Sud
Join the Carrefour alimentaire Centre-Sud for an Eat Think Vote event on Thursday September 9 at 4:30 pm local time in Montreal.
For more info, see their Facebook event here!
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Parkdale Food Centre
September 15, 2021 1:00 pm Parkdale Food Centre
This Eat Think Vote in-person event will be hosted by Parkdale Food Centre and will take place on Wednesday, September 15, 2021 from 1PM to 3PM (EDT). The event will take place at 30 Rosemount Ave, Ottawa, ON K1Y 1P4.
For more information on the event, click here!
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Table de Concertation sur la Faim et le Développement Social de l’Outaouais
September 15, 2021 5:00 pm TCFDSO (Virtual)
This Eat Think Vote virtual event will be hosted by la Table de Concertation sur la Faim et le Développement Social de l’Outaouais (TCFDSO) ! The virtual event will take place on Wednesday, September 15, 2021 at 5PM (EST). Stay tuned for more information!
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Shade of Miti and Peel Youth Food Circle
September 17, 2021 Mississauga (Virtual)
This 2021 Eat Think Vote initiative is being organized by Shade of Miti and the Peel Youth Food Circle, who will be conducting interviews with local MP candidates. Questions from Mississauga community members to candidates will be gathered prior to and asked during the interviews, giving members the opportunity to share their food-related concerns with federal candidates.
The interviews will take place on Friday, September 17, 2021 and will be aired on the local radio station in Mississauga as well as posted on Shade of Miti‘s podcast platform.
Stay tuned for more information!
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North Okanagan Land to Table Network
September 17, 2021 4:00 pm North Okanagan Land to Table Network (Virtual)
This Eat Think Vote online food forum will be hosted by the North Okanagan Land to Table Network and will take place on Friday, September 17, 2021 from 4PM to 5:30PM (PDT). Click here for more information, and register here!
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The votes are still pending & so are the food insecurity rates in Canada…
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I am sticking with the fact “No matter who is Prime Minister, Food is always a Political Issue”
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#EatThinkVote #FoodPolicy #FoodInsecurity #FoodJustice #Elxn44 #CdnPoli #PublicHealth
In this powerful op-ed, @LynneGroulx urges the next PM of Canada to commit to the calls to action in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and calls for justice in the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.
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Opinion: Indigenous issues are, in fact, pivotal in this election
Unmarked graves near residential schools are part of an awakening that should be heeded, if real action is to occur on the federal level
www.theglobeandmail.com
To all of you who made sure food issues were addressed this election — whether by reaching out to your candidates or sharing resources on food with your friends and family — THANK YOU for speaking up for food.
Let's get out there and #EatThinkVote!
Eye-opening article on the blazes destroying entire communities in BC. Through this op-ed, author Mary Stockendale urges voters to demand serious action from the provincial and federal governments.
Here in British Columbia, we have spent the summer running from cruel wildfires | Mary Stockdale
With record temperatures and fires destroying whole communities, the Canadian government must act now, says Canadian academic Mary Stockdale
www.theguardian.com
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