The federal Liberal government is finally making good on a years-old election campaign pledge, with Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland committing Monday to allocate $1 billion over five years to fund a new national school food program. The funding, to be included in the upcoming April 16 budget, will launch with the aim of expanding existing school food programs, providing meals to an additional 400,000 Canadian kids a year . . . . CLICK HERE for the full story
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