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Household Food Insecurity in Canada: Problem Definition and Potential Solutions in the Public Policy Domain

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  • Lynn McIntyre
  • Patrick B. Patterson
  • Laura C. Anderson
  • Catherine L. Mah

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The objective of this study was to bring to light legislators' construction of household food insecurity using a data set of debate texts from the Hansard records of four Canadian jurisdictions over approximately the last two decades. We found that legislators' fundamental problematization of food insecurity was one of insufficient income but that certain groups were of greater policy concern than others. Proposals to address food insecurity linked to legislators' differing perceptions of underlying cause. Consensual agreement on structural mitigation strategies for household food insecurity is likely to require a shift in symbolism of who is deserving of attention.

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  • Lynn McIntyre & Patrick B. Patterson & Laura C. Anderson & Catherine L. Mah, 2016. "Household Food Insecurity in Canada: Problem Definition and Potential Solutions in the Public Policy Domain," Canadian Public Policy, University of Toronto Press, vol. 42(1), pages 83-93, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:cpp:issued:v:42:y:2016:i:1:p:83-93
    DOI: 10.3138/cpp.2015-066
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    1. Sylvain Charlebois & Meghan Smook & Brenda Nyambura Wambui & Simon Somogyi & Megan Racey & Don Fiander & Janet Music & Isabelle Caron, 2021. "Can Canadians afford the new Canada's Food Guide? Assessing Barriers and Challenges," Journal of Food Research, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 10(6), pages 1-22, December.
    2. Holmes, Eleanor & Black, Jennifer L. & Heckelman, Amber & Lear, Scott A. & Seto, Darlene & Fowokan, Adeleke & Wittman, Hannah, 2018. "“Nothing is going to change three months from now”: A mixed methods characterization of food bank use in Greater Vancouver," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 200(C), pages 129-136.
    3. McIntyre, Lynn & Patterson, Patrick B. & Mah, Catherine L., 2019. "The application of ‘valence’ to the idea of household food insecurity in Canada," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 220(C), pages 176-183.
    4. Edge, Sara & Meyer, Samantha B., 2019. "Pursuing dignified food security through novel collaborative governance initiatives: Perceived benefits, tensions and lessons learned," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 232(C), pages 77-85.
    5. Kelly J. Hodgins & Evan D. G. Fraser, 2018. ""We are a business, not a social service agency." Barriers to widening access for low-income shoppers in alternative food market spaces," Agriculture and Human Values, Springer;The Agriculture, Food, & Human Values Society (AFHVS), vol. 35(1), pages 149-162, March.

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