Canada: Safe Food

UN Special Rapporteur On The Right To Food Dept: Olivier De Schutter, the UN special rapporteur on the right to food, said 800,000 families -- nearly two million people -- in Canada don't always know where their next meal is coming from. He said one in 10 families with kids under the age of six is 'food insecure,' meaning they don't have physical and economic access to an adequate amount of nutritious and safe food, according to Winnipeg Free Press. Canada, he said, has a great record on civil rights but it isn't holding up its end when it comes to social rights. There is a growing divide between rich and poor that must be addressed, he said and oTTAWA -- Canada is ignoring its international obligations to ensure all Canadians have access to food, a United Nations official said Wednesday after completing an 11-day tour of the country. "I have to say my concerns are extremely severe, and I don't see why I should mince my words," he said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.