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Board of Health, meeting 10, October 28, 2019 - Part 1 of 2
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Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6PzmJgGqDg
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0:07:18 - Call to order
A
A
The
Board
of
Health
acknowledges
the
land
we
are
meeting
on
is
the
traditional
territory
of
many
nations,
including
the
Mississauga's
of
the
credit,
the
Anishinaabe,
the
Chippewa,
the
ho
nashoni
and
the
one
dat
people's
and
is
now
home
to
many
diverse
First,
Nations,
Inuit
and
maytee
peoples.
We
also
acknowledge
that
Toronto
is
covered
by
treaty.
Thirteen
with
the
Mississauga's
of
the
new
credit.
A
A
There
you
go
I
agree
with
that
I
and
we
all
love
our
near
and
dear
Papa.
Joe.
Of
course,
may
I
begin
by
seeing
if
there
are
any
declarations
of
interest
under
the
municipal
conflict
of
interest,
Act,
okay,
seeing
none
can
I
have
a
motion
to
confirm
the
minutes
of
September
the
23rd
2019
moved
by
director
Wong,
all
those
in
favor
opposed
if
any
carried
we're
gonna
now
walk
through
you've
had
communications
already
sent
around
for
those
who
are
looking
for
communications
from
outside.
A
Moved
by
director
Layton
all
those
in
favor
opposed
if
any
carried
okay,
so
we're
good.
We
have
two
new
business
items
as
well,
if
which
we
need
to
move
to
add
to
the
agenda.
The
first
is
a
letter
from
me
for
an
update
on
Toronto
Public
Health
reorganization
at
our
December
meeting.
Would
anybody
like
to
move
to
add
that
to
the
agenda
moved
by
director
perks,
all
those
in
favor
opposed
of
any
carried
the
second?
We
have
a
new
business
item,
four
from
director
Wong
Tam
for
updates
to
the
hookah
bylaw.
A
Would
anybody
like
to
move
to
add
that
item
to
the
agenda
Council
director
Wong
Tam,
all
those
in
favor,
opposed
if
any
carried
those
items?
Four
members
of
the
board
are
on
the
pink
sheets
and
they
have
now
been
placed
on
the
agenda?
Okay.
So
let's
dive
right
in
it's
Monday
morning.
Its
first
thing:
there's
never
a
better
time
for
a
meeting.
A
B
Thank
You
mr.
chair
and
actually
from
you
turning
it
over
to
me,
I
believe
I'm,
actually
turning
it
over
to
Rachel
gray,
who
was
the
citizen
co-chair
of
the
Toronto
Food
Policy
Council?
We
can
call
up
that
presentation.
I
will
hand
it
over
to
you
Rachel,
and
thank
you
very
much
for
being
here
today.
I.
C
C
So
rate
a
transition
from
one
zone
to
can
you
just?
That
would
be
great.
Thank
you
also,
earlier
this
month,
meritorious
signed
C
40,
good
food
cities,
declaration
committing
the
city
to
align
food
procurement
policies
with
the
goals
of
a
healthy,
sustainable
and
low-carbon
diet,
and
to
significantly
reduce
food
loss
and
waste.
It
also
commits
Toronto
to
working
with
businesses
and
organizations
of
all
kinds
to
make
the
shift
to
a
low-carbon
food
system
and
to
reduce
food
loss
and
waste.
C
Meanwhile,
food
security
is
still
a
major
problem
in
the
City
of
Toronto
and
we
continue
to
hold
the
dubious
title
of
child
poverty
capital
of
Canada.
You
can
go
ahead.
One
in
four
children
live
in
families
below
the
poverty
line.
Racialized
children
are
twice
as
likely
as
non
racialized.
Children
to
live
in
poverty
and
84%
of
indigenous
children
live
in
poverty
in
Toronto.
We
know
that
poverty
and
food
security
go
hand
in
hand.
C
Food
security
means,
frankly
that
health
cannot
flourish
and
if
that's
the
case,
of
course,
hope
and
potential
is
lost,
whether
it's
the
climate
emergency
or
the
growing
rates
of
poverty
and
food
insecurity.
Food
is
a
major
public
health
issue.
In
this
era,
when
the
food
system
is
evermore
implicated
in
Public
Health,
the
City
of
Toronto
has
two
powerful
tools
already
that
it
must
protect
the
Toronto
Food
Policy
Council
and
the
Toronto
food
strategy
team.
The
T
FPC
was
established
30
years
ago
and
is
about
actually
to
celebrate
its
anniversary.
C
It
is
the
world's
oldest
food
policy
council,
in
a
major
city,
the
second
in
the
world
and
the
most
highly
regarded
globally.
It
is
a
forum
for
resident
engagement
and
a
way
for
the
Board
of
Health
to
tap
into
the
incredible
citizen,
resident
knowledge
and
expertise
in
the
city
on
food
system
issues.
C
The
tronto
food
strategy
was
adopted
by
the
Board
of
Health
in
2010
after
extensive
community
consultation.
It
was
the
world's
first
comprehensive
food
strategy
in
a
major
city,
and
we
are
looking
forward
to
celebrating
its
10
years
in
2020.
It
built
on
the
efforts
of
the
T
FPC
to
establish
food
system
work
as
a
priority
issue
for
the
people
of
Toronto
and
all
divisions
of
the
city.
The
Toronto
Food
Policy
Council
is
the
reference
group
for
the
toronto
food
strategy.
C
The
t
FPC
and
the
Toronto
food
strategy
team
helped
to
ensure
that
health
policy,
social
policy,
environmental
policy
and
economic
policy
are
integrated
by
bringing
a
food
system
lens
to
all
city
issues.
Growing
a
sustainable
and
food
system
is
central
to
growing,
sustainable
and
just
Toronto,
and
to
be
clear
in
order
for
this
return
on
investment
to
take
place,
it
needs
to
be
understood
and
it
needs
to
be
fully
both
recognized
the
impact
throughout
all
of
the
divisions
that
the
TFP
see
and
food
strategy
are
able
to
provide
input
to.
C
We
must
also
assume
that
there
will
be
confirmation
of
a
permanent
Toronto
food
strategy
team
if
Iran
toes
declaring
a
climate
emergency
and
signing
the
c40
food
declaration
are
actually
going
to
be
meaningful
in
any
way
for
Toronto.
For
over
30
years,
the
t
FPC
has
provided
critical
leadership
on
these
issues
at
the
city,
ensuring
that
Toronto
is
seen
as
a
global
food
leader.
C
We
want
to
call
on
the
Board
of
Health
on
the
medical
officer
of
Health
to
ensure
that
the
t
FPC
continues
to
be
nimble
and
effective,
providing
strategic
input
across
the
city,
divisions
from
within
t
ph,
and
that
the
t,
FPC
and
food
policy
work
continued
to
be
recognized
and
exist
within
an
appropriate
reporting
structure,
reflecting
the
dynamic
nature
of
the
food
system
really
to
be
clear.
This
input
cannot
be
minimized.
We
cannot
shortchange
ourselves
or
the
investment
that
we're
going
to
make.
C
We
cannot
fund
city
staff
physicians
and
then
relegate
this
work
to
a
sidebar
conversation.
If
the
food
lens
is
in
fact
going
to
be
applied
throughout
the
city
and
if
we
are
going
to
achieve
the
kinds
of
impacts
that
we
need
to
both
on
the
climate
side
and,
of
course,
on
the
economic
side,
given
that
the
food
industry
accounts
for
10%
of
the
economy
and
jobs
in
this
city,
then
the
t
FPC
and
the
food
strategy
needs
to
remain
both
fully
staffed,
supported
and
recognized
as
such
in
a
reporting
structure.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you
very
much,
Rachel
I.
So
as
that's
a
presentation
right
off
the
top
from
Rachel
graves,
the
co-chair
of
the
council,
why
don't
we
begin
with
questions
of
Rachel,
because
we
don't
and-
and
forgive
me
off
the
top-
it's
not
a
staff
presentation.
So
why
don't
we
start
with
questions
of
Rachel
and
then
we'll
move
into
the
deputations
questions
for
Rachel
so
on
on
my
end,
Rachel
as
it
relates
to
30
years
on
with
the
TF
PC,
specifically
on
the
climate
side,
around
environmental
sustainability.
Where
do
we?
A
C
Suggest
it's
really
not
over
30
years,
I.
Think
it's
over
10
years,
I!
Think
that
we're
all
very
clear
about
the
fact
we
just
had
the
first
federal
election
of
what
presumably
would
be
three
in
the
12
year
mark
that
the
UN
has
provided
us
for
I.
Think
where
food
comes
into.
This
kind
of
work
has
to
do
obviously
the
30
percent
greenhouse
gases.
The
food
system
itself
needs
to
change
and
we're
clear
about
that.
But
anchor
institutions
like
the
City
of
Toronto
have
huge
influence
and
powers.
C
Think
that
looking
at
more
aggressive
targets,
certainly
when
it
comes
to
food
procurement,
so
we're
talking
about
local
food,
we're
talking
about
a
reduction
of
those
ghd's,
because
we're
talking
about
food
that
comes
from
Ontario
and
not
from
California
or
elsewhere,
and
and
looking
at
food
loss
and
food
waste
as
well
and
understanding
that
that
again,
there
are
practices
that
the
city
can
put
in
place.
That
will
then
be
modeled
for
other
organizations,
large
institutions
in
the
downtown
core
and
throughout
and
a.
A
Number
of
those
pieces
and
I
know
item
HL
10.2.
When
we
talk
about
food
systems,
transformation,
we're
going
to
delve
into
I
know.
Councillor
Layton
has
some
specific
thoughts
on
that
in
particular,
as
it
relates
to
Toronto
Public
Health.
So
we've
had
30
years
of
the
Toronto
Food
Policy,
Council
oldest
in
the
world
of
a
major
city
like
ours.
A
C
I
think
the
graphic
behind
you
is
a
good
indication
of
just
how
complex
the
food
policy
work
that
the
City
of
Toronto
has
been
doing
and
recognize
that
it
has
been
going
for
30
years
at
this.
At
this
pace,
we
we
need
to
understand
that
that
complexity
will
be
minimized
if
we
have
Toronto
food
policy
staff,
be
it
at
the
to
TFP
seaside
or
the
food
strategy
aside,
if
they
are
relegated,
for
example,
to
perhaps
disease
prevention.
This
would
be.
C
If
this
is
a
citywide
policy,
these
are
citywide
initiatives
that
need
to
be
recognized
as
such,
and
the
reporting
structure
needs
to
recognize
that
more
more
so
than
it
has
been
done
in
the
past,
so
that
we
can
achieve
the
climate
objectives
that
we
have
just
committed
to,
so
that
we
can
see
the
economic
development
that
we
need
to
have
happen
in
the
city.
Great.
D
Thank
you,
Rachel
for
your
presentation
with
respect
to
your
comments
about
the
citywide
policy.
I
just
want
to
sort
of
parse
that
out
a
little
bit.
How
do
we
measure
that
people
are
going
to
be
in
a
better
position
to
tomorrow
than
they
were
today,
because
we've
got
growing
in
poverty?
We've
got
growing
food
security,
so
we
have
a
policy.
That's
telling
us
that
we
need
to
do
better,
get
healthy
food
into
people.
But
how
are
we
measuring
that.
C
Well,
I'm,
not
sure
that
I
necessarily
can
tell
you
exactly
how
we're
measuring
that
at
the
Toronto
Food
Policy
Council,
because
we're
an
advisory
board
I
would
say
that
Toronto
Public
Health
has
a
number
of
different
ways
that
it
would
measure
that
it.
But
it's
not.
It
would
not
only
be
through
Toronto
Public,
Health
I.
Think
that
the
poverty
reduction
strategy,
for
example,
would
measure
the
number
of
children
who
go
without
food
and
who
live
in
households
that
are
considered
low
income.
C
Every
day
whether
we
have,
I
would
say,
local
food,
that
is
in
fact
being
purchased
by
large
institutions
in
the
city,
so
that
we
know
that
those
ripple
effects
are
happening.
Not
only
are
we
actually
gaining
local
food
supporting
local
farmers,
but
we're
also
reducing
the
the
ghts
that
are
happening
as
well.
The
t
FPC
itself
is
an
advisory
body,
and
so
we
are
less
focused
on
the
indicators
per
se
than
bringing
the
information
to
the
table
both
for
the
board
of
health
and
for
the
council.
Then.
D
As
an
advisory
body,
are
you
SAS,
by
with
all
that
the
city
of
toronto
is
doing,
including
all
the
different
divisions
that
could
be
much
more
proactive
in
responding
to
the
issue
of
food
insecurity,
such
as
city
planning?
We
are
zoning
and
building
new
buildings
city
infrastructure
that
perhaps
there
could
be
rooftop
gardens
and
food
production
in
the
buildings
that
perhaps
we
have
missed
opportunities
parks
that
are
being
acquired,
built
that
are
there
done
so
without
food
producing
gardens.
Are
we
doing
as
much
as
we
could
given
the
opportunities
before
us?
No.
C
And
and
there
to
be
clear,
there
is
a
world
of
opportunity
and
every
single
time
the
Toronto
Food
Policy
Council,
hosts
and
meeting
that
talks
about,
for
example,
urban
agriculture.
We
are
flooded
with
Torontonians,
who
come
in
and
say:
I've
got
a
small
business
idea.
I
want
to
grow
food
and
be
able
to
sell
it.
C
We
can
look
at
the
example
of
the
seed
gardens,
which
is
a
protracted
process,
that
the
City
of
Toronto
tried
to
engage
in
around
ensuring
that
people
in
a
variety
of
communities
across
the
city
had
access
to
hydro
Porter
lands
where
they
could
both
grow
food
and
sell
food.
We
have.
We
have
consistently
faced
obstacles
which
I
think
we
are
able
to
overcome.
C
I
think
we
need
to
look
aggressively
and
persistently
at
issues
regarding
the
zoning
of
rooftop
gardens,
allowing
there
to
be
more
Park
space
that
is
devoted
to
community
gardens
where
people
can
grow
food,
not
because
that
in
and
of
itself
will
address
food
security,
but
as
an
activity.
It
is
a
community
builder,
it
diminishes
social
isolation
and
it
in
addition,
allows
people
to
grow
the
food.
That's
appropriate
for
them.
C
The
flip
side
of
that
is
that
our
food
bank
has
had
more
people
sign
up
and
come
come
forward
in
the
last
few
months
than
we
have
since
I
believe
2013.
So,
as
the
city
continues
to
support
densification,
as
we
continue
to
see
our
neighborhoods
change
and
new
households
develop,
this
is
all
wonderful,
except
as
accepted
if
we
ensure
that
their
amenities,
there
are
appropriate
kinds
of
business.
The
businesses
that
are
supported
and
other
amenities
are
allowed
to
flourish
in
those
same
communities
so
would.
D
You
say
that
with
my
final
questions,
would
you
say
that
it
would
be
helpful
that,
although
the
City
of
Toronto
has
adopted
this
citywide
policy,
it
could
be
argued
that
the
different
divisions
have
not
necessarily
embraced
the
food
lands
over
there,
their
work
and
implementation
execution.
So,
therefore,
if
we
had
a
motion
or
amendment
here
that
directed
all
the
divisions
to
actually
review
the
food
policy
and
then
to
adopt
it
with
with
the
purpose
of
implementation
operation
in
the
work
that
they
do,
would
that
be
helpful
in
achieving
this?
The
citywide
objectives,
I
think.
C
C
Most
certainly
would
say
that
in
particular,
given
the
importance
of
the
food
lens
when
we're
talking
about
climate
change,
in
addition
to
all
of
the
other
files,
I
think
most,
certainly
it
would
be
helpful
if
we
were
able
to
adopt
that
kind
of
a
food
lens
requirement
for
city
staff.
It
would
then
I
think
assist
them
to
understand
the
complexity
of
food.
Thank
you
further.
Thank
you.
Any.
E
Late,
yes,
thank
you
very
much
and
first
of
all,
thank
you
for
your
work
on
the
council
and
your
professional
work
in
the
city.
I
live
not
far
from
the
stop
in
the
main
hub,
and
it's
remarkable
what
you
do
both
for
the
communities
in
need,
as
well
as
bringing
together
people
around
food
which
I
think
part
of
this
transformative
system
change
the
needs
to
happen.
There
was
a
time
when
Toronto
was
the
leader
and
I
think
many
aspects
of
the
food
policy
council
in
a
while.
E
The
model
for
the
food
policy
council
may
still
be
the
best
practice.
The
Toronto
motto,
a
lot
of
cities
around
the
world
are
doing
something
kostik,
some
fantastic
things.
Is
there
any
one
or
two
things
that
you
think
cities
around
the
world
are
doing
that?
Toronto
has
missed
the
vote
or
the
bus
on
I.
C
Might
I
might
ask
if
I
might
report
back
to
the
to
the
board
later
on
that,
so
that
I
answer
it
correctly?
You
know
we
we
have
talked
about
or
I
have
mentioned,
procurement
and
I,
think
you'll
hear
from
others
today
who
mentioned
that
as
well.
I
think
that
that
is
one
of
those
you
know
sort
of
multifaceted
issues
that
it
really
does
touch
on
both
the
economy
and
the
environment.
In
addition
to
to
healthy
food
and,
as
a
consequence,
our
health
benefits.
That
certainly
would
be
one
of
the
one
of
the
pieces.
C
I
think
we
want
to
continue
to
look
at
food
waste
is
a
really
serious
issue,
but
we
want
to
very
clearly
disentangle
that
from
a
notion
of
a
poverty
reduction
or
a
food
insecurity,
initiative
or
response,
because
food
waste
is
over
here
and
the
fact
that
people
don't
have
enough
to
eat
is
over
here
and
we
want
to
not
not
combine.
Those
two
I
think
that
you
see
many
many
other
jurisdictions
that
have
an
approach
to
urban
agriculture.
C
That
is
much
more
dynamic
than
we've
been
able
to
keep
up
with
here
in
the
city,
and
that
means
not
only
that
there
is
food
grown
in
a
multiplicity
of
places,
but
also
that
it
is
allowed
to
come
to
market
differently
and,
and
that
also
would
have
a
great
impact.
But
if
I
may
I'll
consult
with
others
on
the
council
and
perhaps
get
back
to
you
if
I
may.
Thank.
C
I
I
will
I
will
say
off
the
top
that
my
position
here
is
as
a
great
believer
in
supporter
of
Toronto
Public
Health
and
of
Public
Health
in
general.
I
think
it's
critical
for
the
city
and
so
I
acknowledge
most
heartily
that
the
medical
officer
of
Health
and
her
team
is
navigating
a
quagmire
of
difficult
choices.
That
said,
as
the
chair
co-chair
of
the
T
FPC
most
certainly,
we
have
felt
the
press
of
the
current,
the
current
economic
landscape.
C
We
have
what
we
have
had
one
one
position
that
was
approximately
50%
of
a
policy
specialist,
a
food
policy
specialist
and
additionally,
some
administrative
support
I
think
30
years
ago.
Certainly
in
the
last
sort
of
a
number
of
decades
there
have
been,
there
has
been
more
staff
allocated
and
the
food
strategy
team
additionally
of
course
works
hand-in-hand
with
the
the
TF
PC
team.
C
My
suggestion
would
be
that
if
we
are
going
to
make
good
on
councillor,
Wong
Thames
adoption
of
a
food
lens
for
city
divisions
that
this
should
rest
on
on
the
shoulders
of
more
than
1.5
FTE,
along
with
a
minimal
amount
of
administrative
support,
that
it
would
be
very
challenging
for
me
to
imagine
how
anyone
would
be
able
to
communicate
that
to
variety
of
divisions,
all
of
whom
have
their
own
priorities
as
well.
But
again,
I
would
take
it
back
to
a
climate
emergency.
C
E
We've
got
30-something
percent
of
our
GHGs
and
something
is
fundamental
as
food
and
we've
got
1.5
FD
he's
trying
to
handle
a
system
like
a
systemic
transformative
change
in
that
policy
area.
That's
that's
a
pretty
big
task.
I
would
agree.
It
seems
like
we
just
kind
of
unloaded
it
on
tph
to
say
aye
here
you
go
because
no
one
wanted
enough.
No
one
really
wanted
to
tackle
such
a
immense
issue.
The.
C
Conflation
of
timing-
they,
you
know
TFP,
sea
and
foods,
sat
within
Toronto,
Public
Health.
We
are
now
trying
to
address
other.
You
know
sort
of
emerging,
clear
priorities
around
around
climate
transformation
in
climate
chaos,
I
think
that
the
fact
that
the
city
has
made
this
change
in
its
agenda
at
a
global
level
and
wants
to
make
that
commitment
as
a
city
would
behoove
us
to
them,
ensure
that
there,
in
fact,
are
adequate
supports
for
this
work.
Thank.
E
A
A
A
F
Thank
you
so
much
I
appreciate
the
opportunity
again.
My
name
is
Sundy
Harrison
I'm,
the
founder
and
executive
director
of
green
thumbs,
growing
kids.
We
work
in
Ward,
13
and
partner
with
the
city
and
the
school
board.
When
I
started
green
thumbs,
it
was
just
a
dream
about
how
to
engage
children
in
the
wonders
of
gardening
and
including
producing
their
own
snacks
composting
and
nature
exploration.
It
was
1999,
I
lived
near
Riverdale
farm
and
the
City
of
Toronto
graciously
agreed
to
host
my
first
after-school
program.
F
F
After
all,
it
was
children's
health
that
was
my
prime
motivator
for
starting
a
program.
I
figured
if
they
grew
it,
they
would
eat
it,
which
is
what
the
research
says
and
parenting.
My
own
picky
children
gave
me
lots
of
insight
into
the
lure
of
fast
packaged
foods
and
the
need
as
a
parent,
to
promote
fruits
and
vegetables
in
their
own
packages.
On
the
vine
coming
from
the
garden
fast
forward.
F
20
years
and
green
thumbs
is
deeply
engaged
with
three
elementary
TDSB
school
gardens
and
partnered,
with
the
City
of
Toronto
at
Riverdale
farm
Allan,
Gardens
and
Regent
Park.
We
now
create
program
for
over
4,500
children
every
year,
plus
another
few
hundred
youth
parents,
seniors
teachers
and
other
adults,
and
we
need
all
the
networking
we
can
squeeze
in.
It's
an
adventure
each
year
to
keep
our
school
garden
producing
healthy
food
and
healthy
kids.
F
F
Since
then,
staff
members,
Wayne
Roberts,
Lauren,
Baker,
Jessica,
Reeve,
Lorie
Stoll
brand
have
all
been
active
supporters
of
green
thumbs
goals
and
have
demonstrably
facilitated
deep
engagement
with
food
as
a
powerful
community
development
tool,
along
with
their
community
co-chairs,
such
as
Rachel
gray
and
your
previous
community
co-chair
elem
sanjeok,
who
has
graciously
agreed
to
serve
on
our
board
of
directors.
In
fact,
chairing
our
board
for
the
last
two
years.
F
I'm
very
very
pleased
to
hear
that
TFP
sees
staffing
will
be
continued
running
an
organization
that
relies
heavily
on
volunteer
labor
I
know
that
some
things
are
just
not
possible
without
paid
staff.
It's
really
about
accountability
and
I
believe
that
in
our
climate,
emergency
food
is
more
important
than
ever
to
unpack,
as
we
just
discussed
an
otherwise
healthy
City
will
collapse
quickly
after
three
days
of
none
incoming.
But
of
course
you
know
this,
and
you
know
that
we
can't
wait
to
plan.
We
must
start
now.
F
School
gardens
may
not
save
us
from
climate
change,
but
they
are
part
of
the
resilience
strategies.
We
need
strategies
that
address
help
through
education
through
hands-on
experience,
through
the
knowledge
that
the
lands
and
waters
are
our
only
source
of
life.
We
are
in
danger
of
separation
from
their
life-giving
powers
when
we
rely
too
heavily
on
technology
and
not
enough
on
practical
food
skills.
F
The
Toronto
Food
Policy
Council
has
inspired
similar
councils
around
the
world
and
our
very
own
Toronto
youth
food
policy
council,
a
recognition
that
youth
perspectives
and
engagement
are
truly
the
future
of
food
at
green
thumbs.
We
are
blessed
with
a
dozen
or
so
practicum
students
each
semester,
and
we
get
to
bounce
our
ideas
off
them
to
test
for
relevance
and
appeal,
and
they
help
us
run
our
programs
that
require
a
high
adult-child
ratio.
We
hope
to
fill
in
gaps
for
them
that
maybe
the
education
system
missed
how
to
preserve
a
harvest.
F
How
and
what,
when
to
plant
what
we
are
a
fractal
of
an
organization
that
it's
always
learning
and
always
teaching
the
treaty
lands
we
are
using,
are
teaching
us
what
is
good
to
grow
here,
how
to
manage
squirrels
and
other
small
mammals
and
still
compost
our
food
waste
teach
about
food
systems
and
how
to
be
climate
change
ready
in
the
garden.
Toronto
land
is
very
arable.
It
needs
to
be
cared
for
to
produce
food.
The
Toronto
Food
Policy
Council
understands
food
as
much
more
than
a
commodity.
It
is
a
relationship
between
humans
and
the
land.
F
It
is
definitely
a
matter
for
health
policy
and,
as
a
parent
volunteer
turned
founder
and
executive
director
of
a
small
food
literacy.
Charity
I
rely
on
our
Toronto
Food
Policy
Council
community
for
the
support
we
need
to
operate
and
thank
you
for
hearing
my
gratitude
to
the
Board
of
Health
for
maintaining
this
critical
piece
of
infrastructure.
D
Hi
son
Sunday.
Thank
you
very
much
for
your
presentation.
With
respect
to
the
the
programs
that
you
were
operating
directly
out
of
the
the
green
thumbs
growing
Kids
program,
the
the
partnerships
with
TDSB,
as
well
as
the
the
other
community
stakeholders.
Would
it
be?
How
would
you
would
you
do
you
have
the
capacity
to
scale
that
up
and
to
export
it
beyond
the
ward
13?
Thank.
F
Edition
do
you
need
I,
think
I,
think
the
school
board
could
provide
us
with
an
educator
if
we
weren't
in
a
period
of
austerity
in
that
regard,
and
that
would
reduce
our
fundraising
needs
considerably
and
allow
us
to
expand.
So
that
would
be
my
first
idea
for
scaling
up.
Is
that?
Because
this
is
education
related
that
the
education
system
take
a
piece?
I
would
also
suggest
that
the
city
take
a
piece
of
summer
programming
because
school
gardens
fail
because
of
summer,
and
yet
we
have
children
March
through.
F
You
know
bright
sunshine
through
the
in
the
summer
camps,
who
could
be
going
to
their
school
grounds
and
participating
in
healthy
activities
with
just
a
little
bit
of
leadership,
so
parks,
forestry
and
recreation
could
assign
staff
for
summer
camps
in
those
school
gardens
and
that
would
brilliantly
expand
their
capacity
so
with
with
with
those
institutional
supports.
Yes,
we
could
scale
up
and
I
think
that
we've,
you
know
examined
this
from
a
policy
perspective
and
compared
it
to
other
jurisdictions,
and
we
can
see
that
it
can
be
scaled
up.
F
There's
a
organization
very
similar
to
mine,
started
by
a
parent
volunteer
same
year.
In
in
Cambridge,
Massachusetts
called
City
sprout
and
she's
she's
in
I
think
50
schools
and
that's
because
the
schools
pay
a
portion,
the
board
pays
a
portion
and
she
fund
raises
for
the
rest.
So
it's
we're
just
in
a
period
of
austerity,
that's
very
difficult
to
ask
for
that
public
support
so
we're
carrying
on
without
it,
but
we
cannot
really
scale
up
without
it.
I
think
it's
a
is
this
short
answer
and.
D
So
there
is
a
precedent
of
working
together
and
if
the
the
school
board
in
the
city
decide
to
work
together
on
this,
to
extend
the
education
into
the
summer
to
make
sure
those
food
gardens
don't
fail
when
the
kids
are
out
of
school,
that
would
continue.
The
continuity
is
that
is
that
what
I'm
hearing
absolutely.
F
D
F
F
A
H
Hi,
my
name
is
Debbie
field
and
I'm
here
actually
as
a
resident
of
Ward
4,
to
ensure
that
my
counselor
Gord
perks
knows
how
important
I
believe
the
Toronto
Food
Policy
Council
is
we're
in
the
process
of
visiting
all
of
our
city
councillors.
There's
hundreds
of
us
actually
are
Friends
of
Toronto
Food
Policy,
Council,
Facebook
page
has
I,
think
2,800
people
on
it
and
we're
in
the
process
of
reaching
out
to
all
of
our
city
councillors
to
let
them
know
very
personal
stories
about
what
the
Toronto
Food
Policy
Council
has
meant
in
our
lives.
H
I'm
also
here,
because
I
work
as
the
coordinator
of
the
National
Coalition
for
healthy
school
food,
which
is
in
the
process
of
helping
to
negotiate,
Canada's,
first
federal
commitment
to
school
food,
which
has
the
Toronto
Food
Policy
Council
I'm,
going
to
talk
about
that
in
a
second
has
had
a
lot
to
do
with
and
I'm.
Also
a
visiting
practitioner
at
Ryerson
University,
the
Centre
for
studies
in
food
security
and
we've
just
begun.
A
research
project
called
30
years
of
the
Toronto
Food
Policy
Council,
where
we're
actually
going
to
try
to
chronicle.
All
of
these
examples.
H
I
think
that's
where
I
want
to
start
about
policy
into
action,
because
when
you
hear
something
called
the
Toronto
food
policy
council,
it
may
seem
pretty
abstract,
but
it
actually
is
very
concrete.
It
is
actually
literally
about
how
people
eat
and
how
they
will
eat
better
and
how
children
eat
at
school
and,
as
you
heard
from
Sunday,
the
amazing
process
that
we've
had
with
gardens
and
I
think
the
way
to
think
about
the
Toronto
food
policy
council.
H
H
Rodney
McCray
when
he
was
at
the
Toronto
Food
Policy
Council,
so
the
costing
of
the
National
School
food
program
happened
because
there
was
a
Toronto
Food
Policy
Council
a
few
years
later,
when
I
was
at
food
chair,
we
had
this
great
idea
of
a
field,
a
table,
traveling
food
truck
and
Mary
Lou
Morgan,
an
Ursula
Lipsky
designed
it
and
there
I
wrote
to
the
city
and
said:
do
you
have
a
warehouse
with
a
refrigerator
dock
and
and
a
loading
dock
and
refrigerated
capacity?
And
they
wrote
back
said?
H
Yes,
there
is
such
a
building,
but
you'll
never
be
able
to
use
it.
It's
part
of
our
territory
and
the
Toronto
Food
Policy
Council
then
was
able
to
negotiate
with
the
city
that
the
good
food
box
and
the
field
to
table
center.
The
first
hub
in
this
city
of
its
kind
and
the
first
good
food
box
program
in
the
in
the
world
was
a
project
of
the
City
of
Toronto
and
the
Toronto
Food
Policy
Council
was
able
to
negotiate
those
kinds
of
things
years
later.
H
So
I
think
one
of
the
ways
to
look
at
it
is
as
infrastructure
and
one
of
the
great
things
about
living
in
Toronto
is
we
talk
a
lot
about
the
waterworks
and
my
favorite
one
even
more
than
the
waterworks
would
actually
be
the
building
of
the
subway
or
the
building
of
the
bridge
across
the
dawn
before
there's
a
subway.
So
you
build
capacity,
infrastructure
and
I
think
you
know
here
at
the
Board
of
Health
and
you
hopefully
know
the
medical
officer
health
knows.
H
But
could
you
try
to
convince
your
colleagues
the
rest
of
your
colleagues
that
actually
the
Toronto
Food
Policy
Council
is
infrastructure
at
that
level
and
one
of
the
things
that's
very
very
sad
and
infrastructure
spending
is,
if
you
stuck
at
a
project
and
then
you
have
to
get
rid
of
it.
So,
as
you'll
hear
from
us
today
and
a
lot
over
the
next
few
months,
please
do
not
make
any
cuts
to
any
of
the
current
funding
of
either
the
Toronto
Food,
Policy,
Council
or
the
food
strategy.
H
We
need
in
fact,
expansion
of
these
functions
as
we
move
into
what
is
a
growing
global
understanding
of
the
climate
crisis
facing
us.
We
need
to
think
about
a
market
in
every
ward
in
the
same
way
that
we've
talked
about
a
garden
in
every
ward.
We
need
to
think
about
you
heard
Sunday
said
many
of
us
will
say
it
in
New
York.
There
was
exactly
three
days
worth
of
food
during
9/11
Mustapha
Koch
at
Ryerson
did
a
study
similar
to
that
and
there's
only
three
days
worth
of
food
in
Toronto.
A
I
Paul
welcome.
Thank
you
very
much
good
morning.
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
speak.
My
name
is
Paul
Sawtelle
I'm,
one
of
the
entrepreneurs
and
business
owners
behind
100-kilometer
Foods,
an
award-winning
local
food
distributor
based
right
here
in
Toronto.
In
our
work
with
under
kilometer
foods.
We
are
rebuilding
the
middle
infrastructure
in
our
broken
food
system,
providing
dedicated
sales,
marketing
and
distribution
services
to
small
and
medium-sized
farms
in
Ontario
that
have
great
challenges
accessing
local
markets
dominated
by
an
industrial
and
globalized
food
supply
system.
I
In
doing
so,
we
have
created
the
network
and
logistics
necessary
to
allow
over
100
Ontario
producers
to
gain
access
to
a
wholesale
market.
They
otherwise
would
not
have
easy
access
to.
We
have
created
over
25
full-time
jobs
and
another
five
part-time
jobs
in
Ward,
5,
York,
South,
Weston
of
Toronto,
and
this
year
alone
we
will
sell
over
nine
million
dollars
of
local
food
from
Ontario
farmers
and
producers
to
Toronto
and
GTA
restaurants
and
food
businesses.
Further
multiplying
our
economic
impact.
I
100-Kilometer
food
started
with
in
food
shares
business
incubation
program,
which
was
linked
directly
to
the
work
of
the
Toronto
Food
Policy
Council
through
a
field
to
table
project
created
by
Mary,
Lou,
Morgan
and
Ursula
Lipsky,
and
a
grant
from
the
TF
PC.
Without
the
business
incubation,
support
of
food
share
and
the
TFP
Sea
Grant
100-kilometer
foods
would
not
exist.
12
years
later,
we
are
now
one
of
the
largest
local
food
hub
in
North
America
and
the
largest
in
Canada.
I
Through
my
work
with
100-kilometer
foods,
I've
been
very
fortunate
to
have
met
and
worked
with
Laurie
stall
brand.
The
outgoing
TF
BC
lead
on
a
number
of
projects
throughout
the
years,
Laurie
invited
me
to
participate
in
the
TF
BC
to
bring
my
perspective
as
a
small
business
owner
in
the
local
sustainable
food
space
to
a
discussion
of
food
policy
issues
in
the
City
of
Toronto
over
the
past
18
months
or
so.
I've
worked
alongside
a
very
diverse
group
of
citizen
experts,
with
an
extraordinary
wealth
of
expertise
and
experience
in
food
systems.
I
Food
justice
and
food
policy
work
having
leadership
by
a
full-time
city
staff.
Member
has
allowed
the
TF
BC
to
remain
efficient,
focused
and
able
to
produce
results,
as
we
continue
to
face
the
consequences
of
the
climate
crisis
in
the
years
to
come.
The
impact
on
food
and
food
related
issues
is
inevitable.
As
a
resident
of
the
city
I
feel
it
is
vital
to
have
a
fully
funded
TF
BC
city
staff
member,
to
continue
to
convene
and
lead
a
diverse
and
experienced
group
of
advisors,
advocates,
activists
and
practitioners
to
help
Toronto
navigate
the
future
challenges.
I
We
will
face
around
food
food
access
and
adjust
and
sustainable
food
system
as
a
business
owner.
I
understand
you
get
what
you
pay
for,
and
our
resilience
relies
on
a
stable
and
permanent
TF
BC
leadership.
Please
accept
this
deputation
as
my
full
support
for
continued
and
ongoing
funding
of
a
full-time
and
permanent
City
of
Toronto
TF
BC
lead.
Thank
you
very
much.
Thank.
A
J
Rachael
spoke
very
clearly
about
fighting
climate
change
and
also
reducing
poverty.
Sunday
was
talking
about
youth
engagement,
I
would
also
say
you
know.
The
food
policy
council
understands
urban
Agriculture's
role
in
building
stronger,
more
resilient
neighborhoods.
A
more
equitable
City
is
is
a
very
high
priority
and
leveraging
people
power
through
actually
involving
residents
and
Probe
programs.
J
Again,
we've
talked
a
little
bit
about
other
divisions
that
that
that
need
a
little
help,
understanding
where
food
falls
into
their
their
work,
so
so
Thank
You
councillor
long-term
for
suggesting
that
we
have
this
motion
I
think
that's
very
important,
but
okay,
so
urban
agriculture
Falls
to
the
bottom
of
a
bunch
of
very
pressing
priorities.
Well,
so
what
what
is
it?
What
does
that
mean?
We've
had
to
fight
a
perception
that
urban
agriculture
is
very
much
a
leisure
activity.
It's
fun
creates
pretty
Gardens,
but
it's
really
not
essential
and
I.
J
J
Obviously,
people
will
be
eating
more
fresh
produce.
There's
a
lot
of
research
to
show
that
when
people
grow
their
own
food,
their
consumption
goes
up,
but,
more
importantly,
it
gives
people
the
power
to
grow
food
that
is
really
culturally
and
personally
important
to
them
and
the
only
way
I
can
really
help.
J
You
understand
that
part
is
to
tell
you
about
a
group
of
Tibetan
gardeners
that
I
work
with
in
in
Parkdale
and
I
proposed
a
project
to
them
a
pilot
project
where
they
would
be
able
to
generate
a
little
bit
of
extra
revenue
from
the
food
that
they
grow
in
the
garden.
I
thought
wonderful
idea.
Well,
they
didn't
agree
with
me.
J
The
food
that
they
grew
in
their
garden
was
so
much
more
important
to
them
than
the
money
they
could
have
earned,
selling
it
because
it
represented
their
culture
because
it
was
organic
because
they
grew
it
themselves
and
I
think
they
had
trust
in
it.
So
that
was
a
big
lesson
to
me.
I
would
also
say
from
from
the
people
that
I've
heard
from
in
indigenous
communities
that
growing
food
getting
back
to
the
land
and
growing
their
traditional
medicines
is
not
something
that's
just
fun
to
do.
J
It's
a
survival
strategy,
it's
an
important
tool
for
them
to
heal
as
individuals
and
as
nations.
And
you
know,
if
you
ask
any
garden
coordinator,
they
will
tell
you
the
same
thing
that
sure
people
like
growing
their
own
food,
but
sometimes
they're,
doing
it
for
more
important
reasons
than
that
they're
rebuilding
their
their
physical
and
mental
health.
It
gets
mo
the
the
four
walls
of
their
limited
spaces,
gets
in
the
de
green
space
and
build
social
capital.
J
You
know
when
you're
handing
those
zucchinis
around
to
your
neighbors
and
so
on,
but
that
kind
of
thing
they
have
an
opportunity
to
learn
and
demonstrate
skills
that
go
far
beyond
food
growing
skills
that
can
help
them
gain
employment
or
to
work
to
improve
their
community,
and
this
is
when
it
comes
back
to
to
climate
change,
because
you
know,
climate
change
is
one
of
these
issues.
That's
really
overwhelming
for
people
gardens
and
getting
involved
in
growing
food
gives
people
a
stepping
stone
to
thinking
about
taking
broader
steps
and
I.
J
Think
I
want
to
take
my
last
few
seconds
to
tell
you
about
another
gardener.
If
you
go
to
the
Toronto
Food
Policy
Council
meetings,
you'll
see
him,
there
shaw
both
hewed
and
when
I
first
met
Shaw,
he
talked
about
his
long
Lords.
Now
when
he's
organizing
community
garden
events,
he
makes
it
all
about
compost,
waste
reduction
and
climate
change
he's
making
those
connections.
So
that's
why
I
would
like
to
thank
the
Toronto
Food
Policy
Council,
because
council
helps
to
make
those
connections
so
keep
up
the
good
work.
K
J
K
J
You
know
the
other
thing
that
we
try
to
help
people
do.
The
learning
is
around
some
of
the
policies
that
that
sometimes
obstruct
these.
These
new
ideas,
people
are
coming
up
with
new
ways
to
to
garden
all
the
time
whether
it
be
spaces
to
grow
methods
for
growing,
but
also
Glee.
They
organize
their
work,
so
we're
seeing
more
social
purpose
enterprises.
The
number
of
businesses
that
that
are
actually
very
community
focused
is
really
heartwarming
to
me.
That's
this
my
background.
J
K
J
Yes
and
I
can
tell
you
yes
and
no.
We
have
a
number
for
community
gardens
and
organizations
and
businesses,
it's
very
challenging,
to
get
an
accurate
number
because
there's
new
stuff
coming
up
all
the
time,
but
we
have.
This
is
my
second
rain.
We
have
371
community
gardens,
so
that's
community
and
school
gardens
and.
K
K
Been
visiting
my
community
gardens
and
we
don't
have
one
in
my
ward,
so
I
think
I
have
a
lot
to
actually
catch
up
and
I.
Really
nice
too,
it's
nice
to
actually
learn
how
the
downtown
is
the
urban
I,
don't
know
where
the
Scarborough
is
being
coming
becoming
urban
and
you
know,
but
I
think
it
is
a
very,
very
good
cause
and
a
very,
very
good.
You
know
way
to
to
help
people.
You
know
to
grow
their
own
foot.
K
A
L
Approached
this
today,
I'm
going
to
talk
about
a
very
unglamorous
topic:
solid
waste
food
waste
food
waste,
particularly
so
Toronto
Food
Policy
Council,
brings
together
about
30
individuals
who
rep
a
wide
range
of
occupational
categories.
Expertise
is
within
the
food
system.
Local
food
systems
and
I
was
appointed
based
on
my
work
as
a
market
researcher
in
public
opinion
and
behavior
across
Canada
and
elsewhere
on
food
systems,
primarily
and
also
solid
waste.
I
go
back
to
the
days
of
the
introduction
of
the
blue
box
and
doing
research
on
the
focus
has
been
diversion.
L
Divert
divert
divert
get
the
stuff
in
the
blue
box
as
much
as
possible,
keep
it
out
of
landfill,
and
then
we
started
to
pay
attention
to
the
the
organic
waste.
So
what
was
introduced
was
leaf
and
yard
waste
collection
and
backyard
composters
nice
idea,
but
didn't
really
take
off
no
practical
for
half
of
Toronto
households.
L
So
then
the
green
bin
system
was
introduced
and
we
which
a
great
idea-
okay,
we
get
it
out
of
there
fast
and
we
started
to
look
at
this.
I
mean
again
we're
experts,
so
I
am
a
real
nerd
around
solid
waste
and
reading
studies
of
the
UK
rap
on
they've
been
digging
into
food
waste,
particularly
in
households
but
in
food
processors,
and
they
discovered
that
about
at
least
a
third
to
a
half.
L
It
depends
on
the
stream
is
edible
food
waste
edible
we're
not
talking
carrot,
talks,
we're
talking
carrots
and
subsequently,
these
are
very
expensive,
very
complex
studies
to
do
extremely
hard
and
data
start
appearing
in
Canada,
so
the
focus
became
food
waste.
We've
got
to
do
something
about
this
great
though
people
have
adopted
the
green
bin,
but
look
what
they're
putting
in
it.
So
we
depute
it.
I
deputed
on
behalf
of
toronto
food
policy,
council
back
in
nineteen
saury
20
march
19th,
2013
and.
L
Made
a
case
at
that
point:
toronto
is
really
pressed,
as
many
municipalities
are
in
that
in
the
province
70%
waste
reduction
goal
set
mandated
by
the
provincial
government.
We
were
only
achieving
4900,
and
how
were
we
going
to
do
that?
Then?
You
start
looking
at
what
is
in
the
waste
stream
and
we
started
to
look
very
closely
at
organic
waste,
and
this
is
very
interesting.
Dr.
L
So
now
this
is
well
close
to
$2,000
a
year
in
recent
data
is
showing
that,
given
the
lack
of
rising
incomes,
but
the
fixed
costs
of
living
are
going
up
and
up
the
one
expendable
area
is
food
and
50%
of
shoppers,
and
this
is
a
random
sample.
I
did
some
work
on
this
throat
Ontario
over
50%
are
saying
they
are
spending
less
on
food
now
than
they
did
the
year
before.
You're.
L
Okay,
the
opportunities
for
saving
money
in
solid
waste
budget
are
tremendous,
but
there's
also
the
opportunity
to
save
greenhouse
gases,
water,
soil
and
energy.
So
Toronto
Food
Policy
Council.
This
report
that
we
did
subsequently
helped
inform
the
long
term
waste
reduction
strategy
and
was
it
has
been
incorporated
into
the
food
strategy
so
I
very
much.
Thank.
L
A
M
Thank
you
there
in
my
notes,
to
stick
to
the
five
minutes,
thanks
for
this
opportunity
to
share
with
the
members
of
the
Board
of
Health
a
long
view
of
the
Toronto
Food
Policy
Council.
Using
my
personal
perspective,
I
have
been
involved
in
urban
food
issues
since
the
early
1990s
when
I
took
part
in
preparing
a
report
for
the
United
Nations
on
the
state
of
urban
agriculture
around
the
globe.
M
Already
at
this
early
stage,
over
a
quarter
century
ago,
I
learned
about
the
role
of
Toronto
in
developing
urban
food
policies
and
strategies
by
the
time
I
moved
to
Toronto
myself
a
decade
later.
The
city's
leadership
in
this
regard
was
further
cemented.
I
started
attending
meetings
of
the
T
FPC
ever
since,
and
these
meetings
have
provided
me
with
an
invaluable
platform
to
learn
about
a
variety
of
food
system
issues
in
the
city,
and
they
connected
me
with
a
cross-section
of
the
actors
who
are
trying
to
tackle
these
issues.
M
Building
on
my
prior
work
in
urban
agriculture
globally,
in
not
end
in
North
America
I
quickly,
immersed
myself
in
the
emerging
urban
agriculture
movement
in
the
city
and
the
t,
FPC
served
as
an
amazing
space
to
help
me
with
this
process.
It
also
enabled
me
to
broaden
my
particular
focus
on
urban
food
production.
Connecting
me
to
many
other
pieces
of
the
urban
food
system
puzzle
as
I
traveled
to
various
cities
around
the
world.
When
I
would
meet
people
working
on
various
food
challenges.
Inevitably
the
T
FPC
would
click
quickly
come
up
in
conversation.
M
M
Yes,
there
are
any
number
of
things
that
emanate
from
within
the
city
as
obstacles.
Similarly,
the
food
system
dimensions
of
addressing
everything
from
poverty
reduction
to
health
improvement
to
climate
change,
medication
are
becoming
increasingly
evident.
So
meanwhile,
the
staff
and
other
support
from
the
city
to
the
food
system
has
been
shrinking
rather
than
growing,
just
as
its
critical
importance
has
finally
started
to
become
recognized.
M
I'll
just
cite
one
example
to
give
a
sense
of
the
lagging
behind,
in
that
sense,
Baltimore
a
far
less
wealthy
City.
What
were
less
than
a
quarter
of
Toronto's
population
has
gone
from
a
part-time
grant,
funded
food
policy
director
in
2010
to
six
full
time
funded
positions
strategically
placed
across
three
agencies
today.
M
So,
to
conclude,
I
urge
the
Board
of
Health
not
only
to
renew
its
continued
support
for
the
vital
role
that
the
TFP
see
as
well
as
the
toronto
food
strategy
have
been
providing
for
nearly
three
decades,
but
to
spearhead
a
broader
review
of
the
inadequate
support
that
the
city
of
toronto,
across
its
the
various
divisions
and
agencies,
is
now
providing
for
strengthening
the
its
food
system.
Thank
you.
D
M
Well,
I
mean
the
there
was
a
lot
that
had
been
done,
that
actually
many
other
cities
was
just
getting
started
back
then
so
we're
not
starting
from
nothing
there.
A
lot
of
the
work
of
the
of
the
food
strategy,
for
instance,
as
well
as
the
FPC
and
kind
of
defining
frameworks
and
overall
needs
I
mean
coming
up
with
something
like
the
growth
geo
urban
agriculture
action
plan,
which
the
T
FPC
was
the
lead
on.
It
took
part
in
all
of
that
laid
the
groundwork,
so
we're
ready
to
start
on
all
kinds
of
things.
M
We
know
what
a
lot
of
needs
are
and
since
then
we
have
done
more
again
through
some
very
tiny
support
that
we've
received
in
coming
up
with
what
range
of
indicators
might
be
needed,
for
instance,
for
urban
agriculture
to
go
to
address
your
earlier
question
or
what?
What
is?
What
are
the
scope
of
agencies
that
are
connected?
I
mean
amazing,
diagrams
that
the
team
of
the
food
strategy
has
come
up
with.
So
we
know
all
of
this.
What
hasn't
really
happened
since
then
is
translating
that
into
committed
resources.
M
M
In
fact,
we
haven't
really
met
with
planning
the
planning
department
to
even
bring
this
up
as
a
critical
issue
and
similarly
I'm
sure
there
are
within
every
department
kind
of
the
the
embedding
that
needs
to
be
done
on
one
hand
so
department
by
Department
agency
by
agency,
but
at
the
same
time
the
cross-cutting
support
reinforcing
the
the
capacity
for
through
the
food
food
strategy
and
Food
Policy
Council.
We
don't
need
to
invent
that.
This
is
they're
reinforcing.
That's.
M
M
D
D
D
So
there
are
some
counselors
that
are
represented
and
obviously
the
city
has
adopted
the
policies
and
there
and
and
receive
the
reports
from
the
council,
but
with
respect
to
city
wide
direction
where
all
the
40
four
divisions
will
be
reporting
back
to
the
executive
or
to
the
respective
standing
committees
or
to
Council.
That
doesn't
happen.
So
with
respect
to
that
the
political
governance
and
the
political
power
that
would
drive
the
outcome,
we're
not
getting
to
those
decision-makers.
Would
you
say
it?
Would
you
agree
with
that?
I
think.
M
So
I
mean
that's
partially
because
of
the
complexity.
I
mean
we're
all
kind
of
learning
by
doing
over
over
time
in
terms
of
the
complexity
and,
to
some
extent
like
some
of
the
challenges
we're
recognizing
them
only
as
projects
are
being
put
forward.
So
that's
why
we
started
coming
up
with
case
studies
of
the
you
know,
individual
projects
that
either
have
given
up
someone
proposing
something
is
something
not
happening
or
they
did
make
it
happen,
but
it
was
after
an
arduous
process
that
didn't
need
to
be
arduous.
M
A
A
G
I'll
share
with
you
something
I
heard
from
then
director
of
the
World
Food
Programme
vision
without
resources
is
a
hallucination
and
that's
what
so.
That
was
what
I
used
when
I
applied
to
be
director
of
the
school
as
well
of
school
of
nutrition,
but
I
think
it's
very
important.
We
have
the
policies,
we
know
what
to
do.
What
we
don't
know
is
how
to
do
it
right.
So
it's
very
exciting
to
be
here.
I
can
talk
about
I
work
on
the
sustainable
food
systems.
Leadership
team
of
dietitians
of
Canada
and
I
can
tell
you.
G
It's
been
a
struggle
for
some
people
to
realize
that
a
dietitians
expertise
is
not
enough
to
solve
this.
This
is
complex.
This
involves
so
many
things
that
the
strength
of
food
is.
It
touches
everyone
and
everything
the
weakness
of
food
is,
it
touches
everyone
and
everything,
so
it
has
no
home
and
it
can
be
easily
overlooked.
So
your
challenge
is
how
to
keep
this
going
in
the
face
of
austerity
or
whatever
we're
in
because
of
the
work.
G
It's
it's
not
as
glamorous
right
being
a
platform
for
collaboration
being
a
catalyst
for
action
is
not
quite
as
exciting
for
people.
It
doesn't
capture
the
public
imagination
as
much
and
figuring
out
how
to
speak
different
sectors
and
different
disciplines.
Languages
is
not
it's
hard
work,
it's
relationship
building
and
that's
what
the
the
infrastructure
that
Debbie
referred
to
through
the
Toronto
Food
Policy
Council.
More
recently,
the
Toronto
food
strategy
has
enabled
Toronto
to
do
that.
G
I
can't
tell
you
how
many
times
I've
sat
at
national
tables
at
international
tables
and
when
people
here
I'm
from
Toronto
and
we're
talking
about
sustainable
food
systems
or
you're,
so
lucky
and
I
know
I'm,
so
lucky
I'm,
so
lucky
that
I
am
right
next
door
to
where
they're
headquartered
so
I
can
engage.
My
students,
some
of
whom
are
here
and
you'll,
hear
speak
later.
G
I
can
give
them
hope
when
we're
talking
about
food
systems
and
the
negative
externalities
of
when
highly
processed
highly
high
in
added
fat,
sugar
and
salt
food
is
an
rational
economic
choice
that
can
seem
overwhelming
when
we
have
a
food
system
that
can
deliver
food
from
anywhere
irregardless
of
the
season
for
people
who
can
afford
it.
There
are
costs
to
that
and
when
I
talk
to
students
about
these
challenges,
sometimes
I
feel
like
I'm,
stealing
their
puppy.
Well,
I
thought.
G
Local
food
was
good
when
we're
talking
about
migrant
farm
workers,
because
Canadians
won't
work
in
those
conditions.
So
what
the
Toronto
Food
Policy-
and
this
doesn't
just
about
me-
making
my
life
easier
as
an
educator,
because
when
I'm
talking
about
these
things,
I
can
point
to
the
example
of
the
Toronto
Food,
Policy
Council
and
the
Toronto
food
strategy
and
the
great
work
that
is
catalysed
and
it
continues
to
do
so.
I
would
urge
you
to
think,
because
you
are
the
Board
of
Health,
so
you
know
better
where
the
best
position
of
this
is.
G
G
I
mean
I,
don't
know
what
the
answer
is,
but
what
I
do
know
is
that
the
this
infrastructure
that
you've
built
has
enabled
a
lot
of
convening
and
a
lot
of
partners
that
not
would
have
not
necessarily
have
interacted
with
one
another
to
learn
each
other's
language
and
to
think
about
what
is
possible
so
I'll
just
end
with
recently
I
took
my
12
year
old
and
a
bunch
of
her
friends
and
some
of
our
friends.
We
went
on
the
climate
March
because
we
wanted
to
give
there's
a
lot
of
anxiety
and
children
of
that
age.
G
That
you
know,
climate
crisis
is
too
big.
I
can't
do
anything
and
I
thought
it
would
make
her
feel
better
to
see
lots
of
people
there.
It
made
her
more
stressed
out,
so
we
need
to
do
more,
and
food
is
a
natural
way
to
link
planetary
and
individual
health.
So
I'll
leave
you
with
that
last
thought.
Vision
without
resources
is
the
loose
nation.
So
thank
you
for
your
time.
Sorry
remember.
A
N
You
very
much
for
your
presentation,
so
we
have
heard
a
few
with
deputies
this
morning
about
the
report.
One
area
we
have
not
heard-
and
we
saw
the
presentation
from
Rachel-
is
that
we
have
this
title
called
Toronto
continues
to
be
the
child
poverty
capital
of
Canada.
That's
not
the
title
we
should
have
so
as
a
researcher.
N
What
can
we
do
more?
You
know
because
you
have
the
data.
So
what
can
you
advocate
to
this
for
cuz
I
just
saw
the
recommendation
from
the
medical
officer
fails,
because
this
is
not
acceptable,
and
this
is
not
fair,
and
this,
the
youngest
citizen
in
this
city
is
not
being
fed.
So
as
a
researcher
as
an
educator,
what
can
you
recommend
to
this
board
to
address
this
issue?
This.
G
Is
a
systems
failure?
So
when
you
see
a
system
failure,
you
see
the
most
vulnerable,
paying
a
price,
so
that
is
going
to
be
children.
For
example,
it's
not
acceptable.
It's
it's
appalling
that
we
live
in
a
society
where
children
have
to
go
to
school
and
not
and
we've
tried.
We've
tried.
We've
had
30
odd
years
of
a
charitable
response
which
is
not
working.
G
G
G
So
that's
an
income
solution
if
there's
child
hunger,
but
in
the
meantime
there
are
other
ways
that
people
I've
also
worked
in
I
worked
in
public
health
in
the
90s
and
worked
with
a
healthiest
babies
possible
program
where
what
I
found
was
by
working
with
women
and
giving
them
taking
away
that
opportunity
cost
of
experimenting
with
new
foods
and
having
them
be
able
to
cook
and
be
able
to
share
with
other
people.
You
saw
them
start
taking
control
over
other
aspects
of
their
food.
G
So
that's
the
other
power
of
food
to
build
confidence
and
to
build
a
case
of
a
sense
of
self-efficacy.
So
Rhonda
talked
about
sharing
your
zucchini
in
and
how
that
feels.
So,
really,
food
is
a
vehicle
for
that
kind
of
impairment.
It's
not
gonna
solve
it,
because
it's
it's!
It's
a
failure
of
the
system,
it's
inequity.
D
O
Good
morning,
members
of
the
Board
of
Health,
my
name,
is
Sara
Watson
I'm,
the
director
of
community
engagement
at
North,
York,
Harvest,
Foodbank
and
I'm
here
today
on
behalf
of
our
executive
director,
Ryan
Noble,
he's
out
of
the
country
and
not
able
to
be
here
himself.
But
he
asked
me
to
read
this
on
his
behalf.
North
York,
Harvest
Foodbank
is
the
primary
provider
of
emergency
food
support
across
northern
Toronto.
Last
year,
through
our
member
agency
network,
we
provided
food
assistance
to
over
40,000
individuals.
O
We
received
no
public
funding
from
any
level
of
government
for
our
core
operations.
Ryan
is
currently
a
member
of
the
Toronto
Food
Policy
Council,
and
has
worked
with
Toronto
Public
Health
on
a
food
strategy
department
for
many
years.
This
deputation
is
to
provide
a
perspective
of
a
privately
funded
NGO
as
to
the
importance
of
having
a
robust,
sophisticated
resources
for
the
toronto
food
strategy
and
food
policy
council,
given
the
impact
that
their
work
has
on
the
lives
of
the
people
that
we
serve.
Allow
me
to
provide
a
few
concrete
examples.
O
In
2012,
using
research
from
food
strategy,
we
completed
a
mapping
project
to
identify
key
food
assets
and
needs
in
our
community
and
is
a
direct
result.
We
opened
three
community
food
spaces
in
Lawrence,
Heights,
Bathurst
and
Finch,
and
Don
Mills
and
Shepherd
neighborhoods
that
were
shown
to
be
dramatically
underserved.
These
sites
are
now
among
the
busiest
food
banks
in
Toronto
each
serving
thousands
of
people
each
month
and
providing
wraparound
program
supports
and
referrals
that
directly
improve
the
health
and
well-being
of
low-income
community
members.
O
Today
by
us
and
partner
organizations
around
the
city
in
2015,
through
the
Food
Policy
Council,
we
provided
significant
input
into
the
city's
poverty
reduction
strategy,
thereby
ensuring
that
the
lived
experience
of
our
clients,
community
members
was
well
represented
in
the
plan
and
more
recently
in
2018,
we
entered
into
a
strategic
partnership
to
operate
food,
a
wholesale
food
purchasing
portal
designed
with
research
and
input
from
food
strategy
and
supported
by
the
Food
Policy
Council,
to
increase
the
amount
and
variety
of
nutritious
food
to
nonprofit
agencies
in
the
city.
Last
year.
O
Through
this
work,
we
successfully
responded
to
an
RFP
from
the
city
to
deliver
fresh
produce,
milk
and
eggs
to
30
drop-in
centers
as
part
of
the
shelter
support
and
housing,
creating
health
plus
program
again.
This
would
not
have
been
possible
without
strong
partnership
and
collaboration
with
Toronto
food
strategy.
O
Well,
that
might
be
true
from
the
perspective
of
the
city
budget.
I
want
to
convey
that
there's
a
tremendous
multiplier
effect
that
occurs
through
the
partnerships
and
collaborations
that
both
have
with
organizations
like
North
York
harvests,
not
only
of
the
examples
mentioned
each
provided
vital
services
to
thousands
of
Torontonians
struggling
with
poverty
and
food
insecurity.
If
we
help
only
a
tiny
fraction
of
these
people
to
avoid
the
type
of
illnesses
that
stem
from
inadequate
food
and
nutrition,
we
will
have
recouped
any
expense
many
times
over.
O
Moreover,
none
of
the
examples
I've
cited
require
any
discretionary
funding
from
Toronto
Public
Health.
However,
all
required
partnership
with
dedicated
resources
at
the
Food
Policy
Council
and
food
strategy
Department,
who
could
provide
a
sophisticated
understanding
of
our
local
food
systems,
as
well
as
ability
to
convene
the
appropriate
connections
at
Toronto,
Public,
Health
and
City
Hall.
A
You
very
much
are
there
any
questions
for
Sara,
okay,
seeing
none!
Thank
you
next
up
and
we
have
two
speakers
coming
up
together
on
the
green
sheets.
We
have
Maria
Jude
from
the
Toronto
Youth
Food
Policy
Council,
as
well
as
Czar
Tasha
Zeynep
from
the
Toronto
youth
fall
Policy
Council,
who
are
coming
up
together,
which
means
you'll,
have
ten
minutes
combined.
So,
however,
you
so
choose
and
thank
you
for
being
here
whenever
you're
ready,
you
can
start.
B
The
Toronto
Youth
Food
Policy
Council
I,
was
also
lucky
enough
to
have
Fiona
Udall
as
Professor
and
Debbie
fields
as
a
mentor
for
projects
that
I
launched
together
with
a
lot
of
very
passionate
students
at
Ryerson,
so
I'd
like
to
start.
Actually
that
was
just
to
give
you
an
idea
of
how
important
the
reach
of
the
Toronto
Food
Policy
Council
is
in
encouraging
youth
to
really
be
involved
and
become
activists.
So,
as
a
brief
history,
the
Toronto
Food
Policy
Forum,
the
Toronto
youth
food
policy
in
2019,
sorry,
20
2009.
B
As
response
to
the
growing
need
to
have
young
people
engaged
in
food
issues.
Rod
márcia
coordinator
of
the
TF
PC
from
1991
to
1998
felt
that
the
municipal
process
of
the
TF
PC
would
greatly
benefit
from
the
inclusion
of
youth
and
stated
as
adults
who
may
have
been
involved
with
the
movement
for
many
years.
Many
council
members
may
stop
looking
at
issues
in
a
fresh
way,
while
youth
often
bring
a
fresh
perspective
and
creative
ideas.
B
This
allowed
youth
to
address
challenges
faced
by
youth
related
to
the
food
system,
including
food
security,
sustainability,
urban
agriculture,
nutrition,
literacy
and
farmland
preservation
just
to
name
a
few
issues.
The
youth
are
the
ones
that
will
inherit
these
problems
associated
with
unsustainable
food
systems,
so
they
should
definitely
be
involved
in
the
decision-making
process.
B
So
the
Toronto
Youth
Food
Policy,
publishes
to
youth
journals,
an
academic
journal,
a
peer-reviewed
journal
and
a
creative
arts
journal.
These
journals
provide
a
space
for
you
to
showcase
their
work,
a
space
that
is
typically
dominated
by
experienced
academics
and
professionals.
We
provide
a
space
for
youth
to
engage
and
become
more
involved
with
the
local
food
systems
and
provide
provide
and
speak
with
leaders
in
the
food
movement.
Through
our
connection
with
the
Toronto
Food
Policy
Council.
We
provide
capacity-building
opportunities
for
council
members
through
event,
planning
reputation,
experience,
project
management
as
well
as
teamwork.
B
In
the
past
three
years
there
have
been
two
businesses
started
by
youth
on
the
council,
an
urban
farm
and
a
popular
zero
waste
market
in
Toronto.
None
of
these
would
have
been
possible
without
the
support
of
the
Toronto
Food
Policy
Council
over
the
years.
The
Toronto
Youth
Food
Policy
Council,
is
now
into
its
10th
year
and
we
hope
to
continue
to
have
this
opportunity
to
work
with
professionals
and
the
Toronto
Food
Policy
Council.
A
You
any
questions
for
our
speakers,
so
I
I
have
a
couple
and
can
be
to
both
of
you
in
terms
of
the
Youth
Food
Policy
Council,
in
your
experience
around
the
next
generation.
How
do
people
first
get
connected
on
the
issue
of
food
food
systems
and
it's
interconnection
I
mean?
Where
is
that
starting
point
to
get
involved
in
food?
And
maybe
where
was
your
starting
point?
My.
B
Starting
point
was
actually
as
a
nutrition
student
when
I
realized
that
not
everybody
will
have
access
to
food,
and
that
was
very
frustrating.
As
Fiona
mentioned,
it
was
like
taking
away
a
puppy
and
like
food
banks,
don't
actually
provide
us
solutions.
So
that's
where
I
started
looking
into
food
security.
I
also
have
a
colleague
here
Caitlin,
who
is
actually
a
law
student
and
her
interest
actually
peaked
from
interest
in
poverty
and
realizing
that
people
struggle
with
food
insecurity
as
well.
B
So
my
experience
was
a
bunch
of
things.
So
I
was
like
last
last
year,
I
was
I,
had
the
opportunity
to
do
an
internship
with
councilor
McKelvey,
which
also
exposed
me
to
like
issues:
local
issues
related
to
food,
food
systems,
food
insecurity
at
like
in
the
war,
twenty
five
and
at
the
same
time,
I
was
also
working
with
my
Student
Union.
So
we
had
like
two
offices.
B
So
there
was
the
racial
I
students,
collective
and
beside
our
office
was
the
food
center
and
like
every
single
day,
they
were
like
almost
like
a
hundred
students
lined
up
because
they
didn't
have
access
to
affordable
food,
and
that,
just
like,
showed
how
much
you
know
the
like
youth
are
facing
issues
related
to
food
insecurity
like
they
can't
they
have
to,
because
the
Student
Union
was
giving
out
free
foods.
So
like
it,
just
it
just
kind
of
helped,
and
it
was
the
second
year
that
the
food
center
started.
N
Much
for
your
presentation
so
I'm
very
pleased
that
the
Toronto
food
policy
council
established
a
very
dedicated
group
for
young
people
to
have
a
voice
on
this
issue
that
affects
you
greatly.
So
I
asked
a
previous
witness
about
the
same
question.
How
is
your
youth
Policy
Council
address
this
issue
when
we
see
that
one
in
four
young
people
are
living
below
the
poverty
line,
and
the
fact
is
that
84%
indigenous
children
living
in
poverty
that's
affecting
your
access
to
food?
Is
your
youth
council
addressing
this
issue
and
how
are
you
addressing
it?
B
So,
as
a
council,
we
cannot
address
the
issue
directly.
I
think
that
would
definitely
be
addressed.
Things
like
transformative
social
policy
and
something
like
basic
income.
But
what
we
do
do
is
encourage
youth
to
be
more
involved
so
that
they
can
actually
take
up
the
seats
in
the
future
and
make
these
decisions,
as
well
as
hosting
events,
to
actually
spread
the
information
and
awareness
about
these
issues
and
the
actual
reasons
why
they
exist
rather
than
just
letting
people
understand
that
food
banks
work.
So
we
do
in.
B
So
I
actually
recently
joined
the
trynna
Youth
Food,
Policy,
Council
and
because
I
was
also
working
as
the
racial
I
students.
Collective
coordinator
I
realized
that
indigenous
people
have
a
lot
of
like
systemic
barriers
and
as
well
as
like
historical
issues
that
have
impacted
their.
You
know
ability
to
have
like
access
to
affordable
food
and
like
one
of
the
ways
that
I
found
that
the
youth
Policy
Council
has
been
addressing.
A
P
My
passion
is
public
markets.
Why?
Because
public
markets
are
places
and
spaces
that
allow
for
daily
and
weekly
rituals
of
connections?
To
many
many
diverse
people,
there
are
places
that
promotes
physical
and
social
health.
Advance
sustainability,
strengthen
local
economies,
foster
deeper
relationships
with
the
neighborhoods
they
serve.
P
Toronto
has
more
than
a
hundred
markets,
ranging
from
the
historical
sent
Lawrence
Market
to
farmers,
markets,
good
food
markets
and
Kensington
Market
as
our
Market
District.
In
most
cases,
these
markets
are
managed
by
community
champions
and
they're
rooted
in
local
action,
so
they
really
know
what's
happening
in
the
neighborhoods,
while
love
by
city
dwellers
and
the
white
bread,
widespread
benefits
of
public
markets
remain
relatively
unknown
and
underappreciated
as
such.
Many
public
markets
exist
on
the
margins.
P
Cities
like
London
and
Barcelona
are
now
investing
in
public
markets.
They
recognize
their
part
of
the
Civic
common
infrastructure
that
makes
healthy
cities
and
livable
places
that
are
inclusive
for
everyone.
The
toronto
public
food
market
working
group
was
established
in
2016
by
the
economic
development
and
culture
by
by
economic
development
and
culture.
In
partnership
with
the
toronto
Food
Policy
Council,
it
is
working
to
bring
together
organizations
delivering
Park
public
markets,
as
well
as
farming
organizations,
business
improvement
areas,
city
staff
from
10,
different
departments
to
unlock
the
potential
of
public
markets
in
our
city.
P
This
year
we
were
invited
to
present
our
work
at
the
international
public
market
conference
in
London
UK
showcase.
Our
work
was
showcased
as
a
participatory
approach
to
policy
and
program
development
and
inspired
many
thought
leaders
in
the
sector
on
how
we
were
doing
the
work,
our
bottom-up
and
collaborative
approach
to
advancing
this
idea
of
a
network
of
markets.
P
17
years
ago,
I
moved
to
Canada
from
Argentina.
Since
then,
I
have
been
working
tirelessly
in
delivering
an
advocating
public
for
public
markets
in
the
city.
First,
early
on
I
was
inspired
by
the
work
of
the
Toronto
Food
Policy
Council,
and
the
progressive
approach
in
bringing
residents
and
practitioners
voice
together
into
this
Hall
now
I
have
the
experience
of
seeing
how
having
a
connection
at
the
city
helps
me
as
a
social
activator
increase
the
impact
of
my
work
in
my
community.
P
It's
been
a
challenging
year
and
I'm
encouraged
by
recent
decisions
to
maintain
the
Toronto,
a
permanent
position
at
the
Toronto
Food
Policy
Council.
However,
I'm
here
to
stress
the
importance
of
having
resources,
time,
money
and
staff
to
support
collaboration
between
city
staff
and
community
experts
like
me,
especially
with
the
current
climate,
tries
crisis.
Work
like
the
one
that
I
have
been
doing
for
the
last
three
years
in
the
public.
Food
marking
working
group
cannot
happen
without
city
staff
at
residence
at
the
table
and.
P
P
Want
to
stress
the
cross-divisional
nature
of
food,
as
I
said
before,
there
are
10
divisions
involved
in
regulating
public
markets,
and
they
all
need
to
be
at
the
table
at
equal
manner.
For
this
to
happen,
we
need
a
food
policy
staff,
one
or
more
if
we
can
and
the
Toronto
Food
Policy
Council.
That
brings
the
expertise
from
on-the-ground
delivery.
Just.
A
J
P
All
our
well
most
of
our
food
programs
rate,
while
they
all
range
from
food,
growing
all
the
way
to
food
celebration
and
in
every
aspect
the
markets
are
included
because
they
are
the
anchor
where
most
of
our
activities
happen,
whereas
it
worse
speaking
to
urban
agriculture,
we're
anchoring
the
markets
in
the
issues
of
how
urban
groans
don't
have
access
to
sell
traditionally
at
farmers,
markets
or
any
other
public
markets
in
the
city.
Also,
we
use
our
public
markets
as
a
place
where
education
happened.
P
It's
a
place
where
eaters
connect
with
growers,
but
also
eaters
talk
to
one
another
about
the
benefits
of
cooking
every
day
and
changing
their
behavior
towards
food.
So
yes,
public
markets.
We
do
many
food
programs,
but
public
markets
are
at
the
anchor
because
it's
the
place
where
people
come
together
and.
P
I'm
gonna
clarify
two
things,
so,
yes,
I
am
senior
officer
at
Evergreen,
and
I
can
speak
on
behalf
of
the
markets
that
we
manage
on
site,
but
the
initiative
that
we're
talking
at
the
Toronto
Food
Policy
Council
level.
It's
about
involving
all
the
markets
which
are
currently
not
connected
and
were
not
working
together
and
I,
see
as
the
social
infrastructure
that
we
need
to
have
to
distribute
more
fairly
food
across
the
city.
So
at
Evergreen
farmers,
markets
and
public
markets.
We
have
farmers
that
come
from
the
surrounding
region.
P
We
have
a
few
urban
growers
which
has
been
interesting
because
it's
different
like
there
has
to
be
a
lot
of
education
or
on
who
regulates
public
markets
so
that
they
are
allowed
and
counted
because
currently,
public
farmers
markets
across
the
city
need
to
have
50%,
plus
one
farmers
and
many
public
health
inspectors.
Don't
understand
that
local
growers
are
farmers
too,
and
so
a
that
can
change
within
the
city
and
depend
on
the
person
that
goes
in
and
inspects
the
market.
Thank
you
thank.
A
P
Well,
yes,
so
we're
talking
about
having
a
very
specific
set
of
regulations
and
permits
that
first
of
all
classify
the
different
type
ologies
of
markets
that
we
have
so
there's
an
increase
understanding
on
their
differences,
but
also
that
they
need
a
very
specific
stream,
because
they're
currently
seen
as
an
event
a
special
event.
So
if
you're
hosting
a
beer
market
or
if
you're
hosting,
like
a
good
food
market,
bringing
healthy
foods,
you're
regulated
by
the
same
body
and
they're
all
the
nuances
of
each
one
of
these
markets
are
just
clustered
and
misunderstood.
A
A
Okay,
seeing
now
I'm
not
gonna,
come
to
myself
there's
a
question
that's
been
raised
regarding
staffing
levels
related
to
Toronto,
Public
Health,
and
that
Food
Policy
Council.
What
staffing
levels
have
been
in
place
over
the
last
number
of
years,
both
full-time
and
administrative
support
for
the
coordination
role,
so.
B
Thank
you,
mister
chair
for
the
question.
I
may
act
to
get
all
the
specifics
in
respect
of
the
number
of
staff
for
the
program
over
the
years.
I
will
have
to
refer
to
my
colleagues
around
the
room,
but
if
I
may
I
just
like
to
take
a
little
moment
here
to
talk
about
how
important
we
do
feel
this
issue
is
at
Toronto,
Public
Health,
and
that
we
actually
agree
wholeheartedly
with
what
we've
heard
this
morning
around
the
need
for
staffing
and,
in
fact,
I
think.
B
B
But
I
would
like
to
say
that
that's
exactly
where
we
will
hear
a
little
bit
about
the
resources
of
the
past,
where
I
would
like
to
go
in
the
future
and
where
we're
trying
to
go
in
respect
of
Toronto
Public
Health
is
to
in
fact
recognize
that,
because
this
is
such
a
complex
issue,
it
does
cry
out
for
policy
solutions.
I
would
say
that
generally,
like
most
other
city,
divisions
were
known
as
about
or
people.
Think
of
us.
Dr.
Udall
talked
about
how
programs
and
services
tend
to
capture
the
imagination,
policy
and
infrastructure.
B
Don't,
but
these
are
very,
very
critical
to
food
system
issues,
food
food
systems,
human
health
and
Planetary,
health
and
I.
Think
what
we're
trying
to
do
is
bring
these
things
together.
You
need
nutritionists.
Yes,
you
need
policy
experts,
yes,
and
you
need
many
many
others
around
the
table,
so
Barbara
and
Gayle
Matt
I
turn
it
over
to
you
with
respect
to
the
specific
FTEs
and
and
staff
counts.
B
B
G
B
A
N
Q
B
Actually
so,
if
I
may
through
the
chair,
the
answer
is:
is
that
you
have
one
full
FTE
and
half
of
another.
One
and
I
think
the
interesting
thing
here
as
I
have
mentioned
earlier,
is
that
we're
trying
to
bring
the
full
resources
to
bear.
We
talked
a
little
bit
about
how
public
health
is
generally
known
in
respect
of
programs
and
services,
and
we
have
a
significant
and
I've
had
for
a
long
time,
a
significant
chronic
disease
and
nutrition
program.
B
So
what
I
think
we're
trying
to
do
here
and
what
I'd
like
to
talk
to
the
board
about
is
bringing
together
these
two
houses
very
similar
to
what
we've
seen
and
you'll
see
in
some
of
the
upcoming
reports
that
we're
about
to
discuss
whether
we're
talking
about
the
eat,
Lancet,
Commission
on
the
planetary
health
diet
or
whether
we're
talking
about
Canada's,
Food
Guide.
In
fact
we're
recognizing,
as
are
many
other
partners
globally.
B
That,
what's
important
is
that,
if
we're
going
to
deal
with
that
healthy
diet,
sustainable
food
production
and
a
transformation
of
the
global
food
system
are
all
part
and
parcel,
and
they
need
to
be
done
by
a
series
of
experts,
yes
from
the
practice
of
nutrition.
Yes
from
policy,
and
yes
from
other
city
divisions
as
well.
J
Q
It's
a
thirty
member
council,
but
what
I
should
point
out
is
that
the
staffing
for
the
food
policy
council
is
integrated
into
the
food
strategy
team
we
operate
together
and
so,
when
you
start
to
pass
out
FTEs
how
much
goes
to
the
food
policy
council?
How
much
goes
the
food
strategy?
Frankly,
it's
one
in
the
same
in
many
instances
in
terms
of
incubating
new
initiatives,
but
direct
support
to
the
TF
PC
is
a
full-time
health
policy
specialist
and
an
admin
support.
That's
currently
empty
and.
J
Q
Yes,
it's
a
huge
in-kind
contribution
and
if
you
do
go
to
food
policy,
council
meetings,
it's
a
lot
more
than
the
30
members
of
the
council.
Their
Council
meetings
are
open
to
the
public
and
it
becomes
a
very
spirited
engaged
platform
for
deep
conversation,
movement
building
connections,
making
information
sharing.
So
they
have
a
monthly
open
meetings
and
there
are
various
subcommittees
that
operate
in
between
meetings
and
work
very
closely
with
other
city
divisions
and
was
the
food
strategy
team
and.
J
They
are,
and
I
and
I
can't
comment
that
they
are
incredibly
engaged
just
even
outside
of
the
meetings
that
are
held.
I
know
because
I
MCC
it
on
all
those
emails,
so
I
see
I,
see
the
very
and
very
stimulating
conversations
that
are
continuing
between
them
between
the
meetings,
so
I
think
there's
there's
a
huge
in-kind
contribution
by
these
very
engaged
citizens
that
I
just
wanted
to
point
out
here.
Thank
you.
A
D
D
That's
a
one
full
year
to
leverage
divisional
work,
to
support
the
objectives
of
limiting
foods,
insecurity
and
addressing
the
climate
emergency
across
the
City
of
Toronto
and
then
to
have
the
medical
officer
of
Health
who
report
back
to
our
board
in
the
first
quarter
of
2021.
It's
a
bit
of
a
long
time
frame
but
I.
Think
because
we're
going
to
be
socializing
the
idea
with
the
division,
different
diversions,
it
may
be
the
very
first
time
we're
actually
initiating
the
conversations
we
don't
want
to
rush.
D
The
work,
but
we
want
to
make
sure
that
there
is
enough
time
to
do
the
work
and
because
of
the
medical
officer
of
health
reports
directly
to
our
board
after
she
comes
back
to
us
in
2021,
we're
gonna
have
to
figure
out
how
to
push
it
back
out
to
the
rest
of
City
Council
and
all
this
standing
committees
to
make
sure
that
the
divisions
can
embrace
the
policies
and
I
would
just
want
to
thank
the
the
deputies
for
for
everything
that
you've
been
doing
and
and
clearly
I,
think
Joe,
dr.
nasir
and
dr.
D
yella
probably
captured
it
the
best
it's
like
the
thinking
has
been
done.
The
frameworks
have
been
have
been
developed
and
yes,
there
is
still
more
to
do,
but
now
it's
time
to
turn
all
of
that
good
thinking,
all
these
international
best
practices
and
bring
it
home
locally
and
then
to
make
sure
that
the
city
can
actively
get
involved
with
respect
to
eliminating
food
insecurity,
developing
of
sustainable
food
systems.
By
promoting
everything
that
we've
already
said.
We
wanted
to
do
so.
D
D
So
I
think
this
is
to
me
probably
the
time
where
we
can
try
to
tie
all
the
different
policies
together
with
whether
it's
grow
tio,
whether
it's
the
the
the
poverty
reduction
strategy
at
the
City
of
Toronto,
because
we
can't
necessarily
have
these
strategies
floating
out
there
without
landing
in
someplace
and
I.
Forget
that
the
deputy
who
spoke
about
it,
but
the
fact
that
it's
so
important
and
it
touches
everybody
and
yet
there's
no
home
for
it.
D
So
the
political
championship,
I
think,
has
been
sort
of
at
the
Board
of
Health,
but
the
Board
of
Health
doesn't
necessarily
talk
to
city.
Community
planning
is
not
in
conversation
directly
with
Toronto.
Water
is
not
always
in
direct
conversation
and
focused
in
this
particular
subject
matter
around
green
space
parkland.
All
of
that
with
respect
to
how
much
money
is
even
being
spent
across
the
city,
developing
new
infrastructure,
but
also
repurposing
existing
infrastructures.
D
I've
got
a
site
in
Regent
Park,
that's
3.44,
acres
in
size,
it's
sitting
at
the
corner
of
sherbert
and
Parliament
is
at
EC
DSB
site
and
it's
taken
five
years
to
just
have
a
conversation
about
what
to
do
with
it,
and
it's
been
sitting
follow
for
those
five
years,
waste
of
time,
waste
of
energy
and
and
yet
we
know
that
the
community
has
said.
Let's
do
something
great
with
it.
They've
got
all
the
energy
and
we
just
need
to
get
to
the
table
and
start
to
say
yes
and
then
map
out
the
house.
D
E
You
very
much
and
thank
you
councillor
wrong
time
for
bringing
this
motion
for
it.
I
think
you'll
see
in
the
next
item.
We
have
a
similar
I,
have
a
similar
motion
that
tries
to
elevate
the
discussion
and
implementation
so
that
it's
not
all
sitting
on
the
shoulders
of
public
health
who
have
in
the
last
year
taken
a
significant
amount
of
pressure
on
their
budgets
and
and
their
work
and
I
think
we
need
to
ensure
that
we
recognize
it's
it's
quite
a
bigger
issue
than
than
just
one.
That
needs
a
public
health
solution.
E
If
you
follow
me
on
Twitter
or
Instagram,
you
know
food
is
a
huge
part
of
my
regular
daily
life.
My
first
deputation
at
Toronto,
City
Council,
was
in
this
room
twelve
years
ago,
sitting
right
there
talking
about
local
food,
talking
about
the
purchasing
of
local
apples
and
the
climate
impacts
of
that
I
was
wasn't
far
off
being
a
student,
but
I
was
here
in
an
effort
to
try
to
better
connect
local
farmers
with
the
municipalities
that
they
feed
and
using
that
procurement
as
the
tool
to
unlock
this
connection.
E
So
the
second
thing
is
I
adore
the
urban
agricultural
model.
If
you
come
to
my
backyard,
I
have
had
planted
or
pulled
out
sixty
garlic
cloves
this
year,
I've
already
planted
80
more
for
next
year
or
sixty
sixty
seven,
more
twelve
kale
plants
that
keep
a
family
of
four
with
an
overabundance
of
kale
for
the
several
months
that
you
can
harvest
it,
including
and
continuing
today.
E
Six
eight
plant
plants
that
I
wish
would
do
a
little
bit
better,
but
they're
eight
plants
so
and
forty
tomato
plants
which
feed
a
family
of
about
sixty
squirrels
and
my
own
for
the
duration
of
the
summer.
Now
that's
and
I
don't
talk
about
it
often,
but
on
top
of
the
canning
I
do
the
for
the
forty
five
sopressata
and
the
and
the
ten
pepperoni
that
that
the
chair
and
I
made
this
past
year
and
cured
in
my
in
my
basement.
The
granola
bars
I
treat
tweeted
about
earlier
today
earlier
this
weekend.
E
That
I
made
for
my
daughter's
the
lemoncello
I
made
cuz.
You
got
to
balance
these
things
out
and
the
fruit
leather
that
dehydrating
this
morning,
so
that
I
could
put
in
my
daughter's
lunch.
Food
is
immensely
I.
Call
myself
an
urban
homesteader
because
I
like
connecting
the
raw
materials
with
a
final
product
and
I,
say
this,
because
we've
we've
done
a
lot
of
great
community
engagement
in
the
City
of
Toronto.
We've
engaged
our
experts
very
well
I
think
and
have
developed
a
world
model
for
how
to
do
that.
E
But
where
we've
lacked
is
in
the
delivery
of
resources,
we've
relied
too
much
on
volunteers
and
I
was
having
a
conversation
with
with
director
lai
a
second
ago
who
said
she
only
had
one
community
garden
I
got
about
12,
but
it
wasn't
necessarily
because
city
staff
were
out
there
helping
communities
and
engaging
communities.
You
need
to
have
almost
outspoken
community
leaders
that
are
willing
to
put
their
own
time
or
it
just
doesn't
happen.
E
Now
it's
not
my
best
showing,
but
there
was
more
than
12
entries.
So
it's
important
to
recognize.
I
wasn't
last
so
I'll.
Thank
staff
for
this
report.
I
have
a
similar
motion
coming
up
on
the
next
item.
We
need
to
elevate
this.
There
is
too
much
too
much
of
our
greenhouse
gases
are
related
to
to
to
food.
E
N
I'm,
not
a
grower
like
councilor
latent
mr.
chair
I've,
been
here
on
this
for
long
enough
to
know
when
this
Toronto
full
public
council
was
created.
So
when
you
live
long
enough,
you
see
its
growing,
which
is
a
good
thing.
Mr.
chair
I
think
I
was
very
pleased
to
see
council
on
time.
Your
motion,
because
this
issue,
what
we
just
been
presented
to
us
this
morning
by
Rachel
gray,
their
whole
issue
of
the
system,
failure
to
our
young
people-
that's
not
acceptable.
I.
N
Think
equally
said
when
the
report
comes
back
to
from
the
medicals
of
health
to
the
board
in
the
first
quarter,
as
recommended
by
your
motion.
Counsel
long
term
is
that
we've
got
to
hone
down
to
action
enough
about
more
research.
We
have
research
coming
over
ears.
We
need
action
to
address.
How
do
we
scale
up,
and
you
know
council,
8a,
laitanan
and
counselor?
The
fact
is
much
of
the
urban
growing
is
downtown.
City
of
toronto
is
not
in
the
herb,
a
suburb.
N
The
fact
the
matter
here
is
as
a
former
MPP
former
board
member
in
this
board.
We
cannot
allow
the
youngest
citizen
not
being
nourished.
That's
the
number
one
issue,
we're
failing
them
and
equally
said
I
would
say
the
the
impoverished
seniors,
because
at
the
end
of
the
day
those
are
the
most
vulnerable.
N
If
the
young
people
are
hungry,
surely
the
seniors
are
hungry
as
well,
so
I
think
the
the
fact
is
that
that
this
board
has
been
led
to
deal
with
the
Toronto
Food
Policy
Council,
now
for
almost
30
years
and
I'm
glad
that
I'm
still
here
to
talk
about
this
issue.
But
we
got
to
get
other
partners
because
the
partners
is
not
just
about
this
Toronto
border
health,
because
now
we
just
heard
their
the
the
presentation
from
her
Helene
Singh
shocked
about
the
whole
issue
of
food
food
waste.
I.
Remember
a
report
not
too
long
ago.
N
Mr.
chair
from
the
environmental
commissioner
talking
about
food
waste,
and
the
fact
is
that
we
I
remember
doing
a
food
audit
at
one
of
my
schools
in
downtown
Toronto.
40%
of
the
waste
was
kids
throwing
the
food
because
the
parents
made
the
lunch
they
didn't
like.
Instead
of
sharing
that
food,
someone
gave
me
like
it
was
thrown
in
the
garbage
can
so
the
question
has
to
be
asked
is:
is
this
just
eternal
public
health
under
the
direction
or
leadership
of
their
medical
office,
of
health?
Taking
the
leadership
on
this
file?
N
Well,
every
department,
whether
it
is
the
long-term
care
division,
communities,
social
services?
Everybody
has
to
take
responsibility,
because
when
one
child
is
hungry,
everybody's
affected
so
I'm
very,
very
pleased
that
we
are
going
to
lead
this
conversation,
but
no
more
research.
We've
got
to
take
some
action
folks
when
we
have
84
percent
of
indigenous
children
living
in
poverty
and
not
getting
proper
food.
We're
now
accountable
to
address
this
issue,
and
we
cannot
do
this
alone.
So
thank
you.
Mr.
chair.
Thank.
K
K
If
you
can
think
about
it,
I
don't
know
whether
the
Toronto
part
food
council,
Food
Policy
Council,
have
everybody
from
different
Ward's
from
different
parts
of
Toronto
that
it's
on
the
board.
If
no
I
mean
you
know,
you
probably
other
you
know
different
diversity.
Different,
remember,
I,
think
you
know
we
need
to
spread
the
message
as
well,
because
you
know
there's
other
barriers,
messages,
messing
messaging
I'll
do
my
job.
K
You
know
do
my
messaging
and
but
I
think
is
a
very
good
community
and
then
it's
for
the
public
health
of
the
citizens
of
Toronto
and
and
I
think
I.
I.
Will
support
council
want
a
motion
because
we
need
funding,
we
need,
you
know
for
all
the
and
support
the
what
I
call
it
I
mean
that
the
develop
full
ends
for
the
work
by
the
end
of
2020.
So
we
need
to
take
some
action
on
on
this.
So
thank
you
very
much
councillor
chair.
A
Mr.
chair,
thank
you:
are
there
any
other
speakers
I,
seeing
none
all
speak
and
first
of
all,
I'll
place
my
amendment,
which
is
that
the
board
of
health
direct,
the
medical
officer
of
Health
to
continue
staffing
levels
to
support
the
tfcc,
including
coordination
and
associated
administrative
positions?
A
Let
me
begin
my
remarks,
first
of
all,
by
thanking
all
the
deaf
Utahns
and
members
of
the
Toronto
Food
Policy
Council,
for
for
your
work
this
year
and
four
years,
work
I'm,
so
delighted
that
we've
had
such
a
focused
and
comprehensive
discussion
today
about
food
policy
because,
as
is
being
said
fundamentally
when
you're
talking
about
food
policy,
we're
talking
about
a
healthy
and
adjust
in
a
sustainable
City
to
all
of
those
things.
It's
about
equity
and
health
promotion.
It's
about
environmental
sustainability.
It's
about
community
development,
just
as
it's
about
local
jobs
and
economic
development.
A
I
think
to
do
that
when
we
look
at
Toronto,
Public
Health,
there's
a
couple
pieces
here.
One
is
from
us
at
t
ph.
Certainly
we
need
to
make
sure
that
we
are
staffed
to
the
challenge
into
the
ambition.
We
have.
That's
part
of
it,
I
think
one
in
one
item
and
it's
being
raised
here
today
is
where
and
how
food
policy
sits
within
our
work
at
Toronto
Public
Health.
A
If
we
are
to
be
successful
on
more
just
and
transformative
food
policy
within
the
City
of
Toronto,
it
must
be
for
all
toronto
across
all
departments
in
toronto,
and
that's
where
I
know
this
is
hard
at
Toronto,
Public
Health
were
often
rolling,
rocks
up
hills,
trying
to
get
others
to
join
us
on
that
on
that
work.
But
it's
where,
if
we
don't
ask,
if
we
don't
push,
we
get
nowhere
and
that's
what
I
want
to
thank
counts
for
a
long
time
for
her
leadership
on
that,
and
so
with
that.
A
I'll
conclude
my
remarks
with
to
echo
yet
again
deep
gratitude
and
thanks
to
the
Toronto,
Food,
Policy,
Council
and
I
believe
we
can
now
move
into
amendments
at
hand
and
so
and
I
believe
I'll
start
with
director
Wong
Tam's
amendment
clerks
of
advised
that
slight
change
is
needed,
so
you're
withdrawing
that
and
placing
a
new
one,
and
perhaps
that
can
be
placed
on
the
screen
and
just
for
everybody's
clarity.
Can
you
maybe
just
briefly
share?
What's
changed?
Yes,.
R
D
It's
the
it's
item,
its
motion
for,
and
report
back
to
our
board
in
the
first
quarter
of
2021.
That's
to
me
a
much
stronger,
better,
clear
motion
it.
It
assigns
sort
of
titles
to
to
the
actual
work
and
how
they're
gonna
report
back
and
and
of
course,
thank
you
to
our
medical
officer
of
Health,
because
she's
got
to
now
work
across
the
multitude
of
divisions
to
make
sure
that
everyone
understands
what
is
what
is
being
requested
of
them.
A
That's
the
the
original
motion
with
withdrawn,
and
that
is,
as
you
see
on
the
screen,
the
revised
motion
that
is
before
us
to
clearly
articulate
all
the
divisions
as
clerks
is
requested.
So
we
have
two
amendments
than
in
front
of
us:
do
we
want
to
take
them
as
a
package
or
do
we
want
to
take
them
separately?
You
know
for
this
one,
why
don't
we
take
this
and
I'd
suggest?
We
do
item
number
four
with
a
recorded
vote.
A
If
that's
all
right
motion
number
four
from
counts:
there
won't
am
all
those
in
favor
director,
Donaldson
director,
Johnson
director
lie
director
Layton
director,
one
time
two
Crecy
director
libretti
director,
McKelvey
director,
perks,
director,
Wong
and
directors,
Huang
that
is
unanimous,
and
then
we
have
a
second
all
those-
and
this
is
from
me
on
staffing
all
those
in
favor
opposed
of
any
that
has
carried
I.
Do
we
have
anything
else
to
do
with
on
this
item?
Seeing
none.
That
concludes
this
item.
Thank
you
very
much.
A
Q
A
Q
And
the
signing
of
the
Milan
urban
food
policy
pact,
along
with
205
cities
across
the
world,
and
what
we
could
do
is
the
the
food
Charter
which
the
food
declaration,
so
the
vision
of
the
Toronto
food
strategy
is
to
create
a
healthy,
sustainable
food
system
that
meets
the
needs
of
all
residents.
This
report
focuses
on
the
food
system,
transformation
and
climate
action,
but
prior
reports
to
the
Board
of
Health
have
discussed
in
a
lot
more
detail.
The
way
we
work
at
the
food
strategy.
Q
Just
to
summarize,
we
take
an
action
research
approach
to
our
work,
so
we
try
things
before.
We've
collected
every
piece
of
evidence,
although
we
are
evidence
informed,
we
incubate
new
initiatives
in
partnership
with
many
other
stakeholders
and
we
do
everything
in
collaboration
with
others
across
the
city
in
the
community,
including
the
TF
PC.
Q
We
and
ideally
sourced
from
organic
agriculture.
We
commit
to
supporting
an
overall
increase
of
healthy
plant-based
food
consumption
in
our
cities,
and
we
do
this
by
shifting
away
from
unsustainable
and
unhealthy
diets.
We
commit
to
reducing
our
food
loss
and
waste
by
50%
from
2015
figures
and
that's
a
little
bit
complicated,
because
we
don't
have
firm
baseline
data.
We
are
working
with
our
colleagues
across
the
city
in
solid
waste,
particularly
and
most
important.
Q
This
is
about
working
with
citizens,
private
sector,
other
organizations
to
develop
a
joint
strategy
and
incorporating
this
strategy
into
our
climate
action
plan
transforms
here.
So
the
food
strategy
uses
a
systems
approach
to
promote
a
sustainable,
equitable
and
healthy
food
system.
So
that
means
our
food
systems
must
transform.
Q
Climate
action
is
absolutely
essential,
as
we've
been
talking
about,
and
we
must
bring
an
equity
lens
to
everything
that
we
do
because,
as
we
well
know,
the
most
vulnerable
residents
all
over
the
world
are
disproportionately
impacted
by
climate
change
and
chronic
food
insecurity
and
poverty.
So
we
have
a
very
strong
foundation
that
we
build
building
on.
Q
We've
done
a
food
vulnerability
assessment
of
our
system
in
Toronto,
the
eight
Lancet
Commission
report,
food
planet
health
was
cited
earlier,
but
points
to
the
fact
that
food
is
the
single
strongest
lever
to
optimize
human
health
and
environmental
sustainability
on
earth.
So
to
put
it
in
a
very
intuitive
way,
our
actions
must
take
into
account
both
human
and
Planetary
health
with
an
equity
lens,
and
if
that
is
what
guides
us
we'll
make
considerable
progress.
Q
There's
been
a
number
of
science
reports
in
the
last
few
months:
the
eat
lunch.
That
was
one
at
the
c40
cities
report,
which
is
the
future
of
urban
consumption
and
that
two
points
to
adopting
dietary
change
as
the
consumption
intervention,
with
the
greatest
potential
for
emissions
reductions,
so
areas
of
immediate
action,
we
can
take
our
in
the
areas
of
food
procurement,
food
consumption,
food
loss
and
waste
and
promoting
resilience.
None
of
this
is
new.
We're
doing
a
lot
of
work
on
all
of
these.
Q
It's
just
being
more
intentional
and
intensifying
our
efforts
in
multiple
collaborative
ways.
Bridging
these
global
targets,
food,
metrics
and
local
city
goals-
is
fantastic.
Food
is
a
fantastic
opportunity
to
do
that.
We've
talked
about
the
Milan
urban
food
policy
pact,
but
food
is
a
way
to
achieve
the
sustainable
development
goals
and
multiple
of
those
sustainable
goals.
Q
So
when
we
look
at
procurements,
what
we're
talking
about
here
is
specifically
aligning
food
procurement
to
the
planetary
health
diet.
In
the
City
of
Toronto,
we
directly
influence
the
procurements
of
about
seven
million
meals
a
year,
and
we
have
the
potential
to
reduce
our
food-related
GHG
emissions
by
taking
steps
to
providing
more
sustainable
and
healthier
menu
options
through
our
own
procurement
and
the
consequent
leadership
role
that
we
can
take
through
that.
Q
The
cool
food
pledge
is
from
the
World
Resources
Institute,
and
it's
about
helping
cities
and
private
sector
institutions
to
take
a
pledge
towards
a
science-based
target
for
diet-related
scope.
Three
GHG
emissions-
and
what
is
highly
significant
here
is
that
for
institutions
and
cities
that
do
sign
on
to
the
school
food
pledge,
the
World
Resources
Institute
will
help
us
calculate
those
GHG
emissions.
So
that's
a
really
valuable
tool.
Q
But
it's
3%
is
ruminants
meats,
procurements
from
another
institution,
and
if
you
look
to
the
right
with
the
same
color
that
3%
rumen
and
meat
results
in
49
percent
of
greenhouse
gas
emissions.
So
that's
a
really
visceral
way
to
understand
that
even
small
reductions
in
meats,
procurement
or
sis
or
procuring
sustainably
produced
meat
can
resume,
can
result
in
quite
substantial
greenhouse
gas
reductions.
Q
So
the
proposed
strategies
that
we
are
looking
at
through
this
is
that
we
would
work,
in
collaboration
with
other
city
divisions
with
community
and
institutional
partners,
to
support
an
overall
increase
in
the
consumption
of
healthy
plant-based
foods
and
to
shift
away
from
unsustainable
and
unhealthy
diets.
In
other
words,
as
I
said,
food,
that's
good
for
both
people
and
the
planet
on
the
food
loss
and
waste
piece
and
2019
study
conducted
by
value
chain
management.
Q
In
collaboration
with
Second
Harvest
found
that
a
shocking
58
percent
of
all
the
food
produced
in
our
food
system
in
Canada
is
either
lost
or
wasted,
which
resulted,
which
is
about
35
point
5
million
metric
tons.
This
is
shameful.
What
was
significant
about
this
study
is
that
they
were
able
to
data
from
private
sector
and
throughout
the
entire
food
chain
to
actually
come
up
with
this.
Q
So
in
conclusion,
cities
play
a
leadership
role
in
setting
policies
and
guidelines
and
taking
action
and
showing
leadership
in
food
procurement
and
consumption,
promoting
resilience
and
poverty
reduction
and
overall
supporting
population
health.
We
can,
at
the
city
level,
take
really
concrete
steps
to
reduce
food
waste
and
loss,
and
we
can
align
our
food
system
transformation,
climate
change
action
and
resilience
and
thereby
build
synergy,
strengthen
networks
and
partnerships
and
facilitate
new
connections.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you
so
we're
gonna
we're
gonna,
go
first
to
public
deputations
and
then
we'll
come
back
to
questions
of
staff.
But
thank
you
for
that.
Exceptionally
comprehensive
presentation.
We
had
members.
There
were
three
names
on
the
Green
sheets
who
would
registered
to
depute.
Since
then
two
who
have
already
spoke
of
taking
their
name
off
flawless,
okay
I
will
be
calling
everybody's
name
out,
but
thank
you
Debbie.
Our
first
speaker
is
Heather
Marshall
from
the
Toronto
environmental
alliance.
Heather
come
on
up
Heather.
You
know
the
drill.
S
Hi
everyone
thanks
for
having
me
today
and
I,
know
I'm
standing
between
you
and
lunch,
potentially
so
I
hope
you're
able
to
stave
off
your
hunger.
The
Toronto
environmental
Lions
is
here
today
because
we
strongly
support
the
recommendations
that
are
put
forward
by
the
medical
officer
of
Health
and
we
want
to
commend
Toronto
for
their
commitment
to
join
the
c40
good
food
cities
declaration.
The
timing
is
very
critical,
transform
tÃo.
The
city's
climate
action
plan
is
under
consultation
right
now
and
they're
looking
for
feedback
on
the
next
three-year
implementation
strategy.
S
One
new
component
is
looking
at
consumption
based
emissions
and
we
do
believe
the
food
system
in
Toronto
is
the
first
critical
area
that
we
should
be
looking
at
from
a
consumption
based
perspective
because
it
is
so
complex,
but
we've
already
done
so
much
great
work.
Transforming
the
food
system
is
a
necessary
part
of
Toronto's
response
to
climate
change.
The
food
system
needs
to
change
in
order
to
adapt
to
the
impacts
of
climate
change
like
extreme
weather,
as
well
as
to
increase
food
security,
but
we
also
need
to
do
it
to
significantly
reduce
these
green.
S
These
consumption
based
greenhouse
gas
emissions,
that
was
in
the
presentation,
we're
talking
about,
transfer,
transforming
the
way
food
is
grown,
produced,
transported
and
consumed
in
our
city
and,
as
we've
already
heard
from
so
many
speakers
here
today,
many
organizations
and
communities
across
Toronto
already
know
the
interconnections
of
food
security,
resilience
and
climate
change
and
they've
been
tending
to
this
work.
For
many
many
years.
Community
spaces
are
transforming
lawns
parking,
lots
and
rooftops
into
Gardens
summer
on
their
own
good
food
markets.
Some
hubsan
have
invested
in
commercial
grade
kitchens
to
serve
local
growers
and
catering
entrepreneurs.
S
Not
only
are
these
leaders
taking
climate
action,
they're
fostering
resilience
in
a
sense
of
community
they're,
breaking
down
social
isolation,
improving
nutrition
and
developing
their
communities
and
I
know
it
was
pointed
out
around
suburban
initiatives
and
maybe
the
lack
of
some
of
those
being
profiled.
So
I
wanted
to
draw
attention
to
the
fact
that
our
organization's
been
organizing
tours
to
bring
community
hub
members
to
other
neighborhoods,
including
the
East
Scarborough
storefront
and
the
bathrooms
Finch
unison
hub.
S
The
medical
officers
of
health
recommendations
today
continue
Public
Health
down
a
path
of
good
food
policy
recommendations
and
many
years
ago,
as
councillor
Layton
mentioned,
our
organization
was
involved
in
promoting
the
adoption
of
local
food
procurement
in
our
city
and
as
a
city,
that's
surrounded
by
incredibly
productive
land
in
the
Greenbelt
and
in
our
own
communities.
It's
important
that
we
support
local
farmers
and
buy
local
fruits
and
veggies
wherever
possible.
S
Procurement
policies
are
a
very
powerful
tool
that
cities
can
use
to
ensure
that
public
spending
contributes
to
the
public
good.
So
we
strongly
support
the
city
in
procuring
food
that
is
healthier,
plant-based
and
sustainable,
and
when
doing
so,
we
ask
you
to
please
consider
procuring
food
that
is
locally
produced
and
harvested
that
comes
from
suppliers
that
are
decent
work,
employers
and
minimizes,
single-use
packaging
and
when
you're
deciding
who
to
consult
in
order
to
implement
these
policies
and
programs.
S
Remember
that
sustainable
plant
rich
low-carbon
food
systems
are
going
to
need
a
lot
of
people
power
to
make
it
happen.
Remember
the
Food
Policy
Council
and
the
staff
here,
who
have
a
wealth
of
knowledge,
remember
to
consult
the
community
leaders
in
Toronto
that
are
already
producing
producing
good,
fresh
food
or
helping
residents
access,
nutritious
food,
remember
to
consult
with
indigenous
peoples
and
First
Nations,
who
have
long
history
of
managing
our
region's
transitional
food
systems
and
they're
actively
pressing
for
food
and
land
sovereignty.
S
Remember
to
consult
with
all
the
farmers
and
land
holders
who
want
to
protect
these
abundant
food
and
natural
ecosystems
from
overdevelopment,
and
they
need
our
help
in
regenerating
the
land.
So
it
can
produce
sustainable
food
again
and,
lastly,
remember
to
consult
with
workers
who
are
a
major
major
part
of
our
food
system.
An
incredible
amount
of
Labor
goes
into
our
food
system
and
they
need
to
be
committed
in
transforming
it
with
workers
and
just
according
to
the
migrant
worker
Alliance
for
change.
S
40,000
migrant
worker
cultural
workers
come
to
Canada
every
year
and
they
are
working
in
our
farm
fields,
greenhouses
and
food
production
factories.
They
are
a
major
part
of
our
food
system
and
they
are
in
dangerous,
low
wage
jobs
and
our
laws
often
exclude
them
from
basic
protections.
As
your
own
reports
confirm,
food
insecurity
is
caused
by
poverty.
Other
aspects
of
climate
resilience
are
also
affected
by
income,
so
there
needs
to
be
a
commitment
to
reduce
poverty
at
every
policy.
The
city
passes
this
food
system.
S
A
G
A
little
bit
excited
last
time,
so
I
didn't
get
to
all
my
points,
but
first
of
all,
I
want
to
commend
you
on
putting
that
motion
forward.
I
think
it's
very
important.
This
is
a
challenging
topic
because
it
does
touch
so
many
jurisdictions
and
while
our
current
food
system
does
a
lot
of
things
well,
we
can
do
better
as
we've
heard
throughout
this
morning,
and
although
what
needs
to
be
done
for
a
planetary
and
human
health
is
clear,
as
is
the
need
for
action,
how
to
do
it
as
much
less
clear.
G
So
in
my
world
of
nutrition,
we
have
this.
This
emerging
field
of
implementation,
science
was,
which
is
essentially
a
recognition
that
we
know
what
to
do,
what
we
don't
know
how
to
do
it
so
well,
it's
and
following
the
Toronto
environmental
Alliance
on
this
deputation
I'd
like
to
again
emphasize
the
need
for
inter-sectoral
interdisciplinary
perspectives
in
order
to
understand
the
trade-offs,
so
I've
often
heard
policy
described
as
figuring
out
what
problem
you
can
live
with,
so
the
more
people
are
looking
at
it
and
and
thinking
about
the
consequences
to
their
sectors.
The
better.
G
So
that's
a
challenge.
You
know
much
better,
the
the
how
the
city
functions
and
where
that
could
sit
and
I
also
want
to
just
acknowledge
the
difficulty
I
work
in
a
public
sector
institution
at
this
particular
point
in
history,
and
it's
very
it's
a
challenge
to
retain
work,
not
lose
ground
when
you're
faced
with
budgetary
constraints,
but
I'd
really
like
to
encourage
you
to
think
about
how
you
can
best
utilize
the
resources
that
we
have
at
the
city
level.
You
know
that
you've
got
allies
in
the
Toronto
Food
Policy
Council.
G
You've
got
allies
with
lots
of
people
such
as
myself,
who
will
vocalize
not
only
our
own
resources
but
those
of
the
students,
because
young
people
want
to
know
how
to
make
things
better
and
I
really
do
believe
that
food
has
a
strong
convening
quality.
It
has,
it
can
mobilize
communities,
and
so
we
can
use
that
to
help
solve
some
of
our
pressing
issues.
Thanks.
A
A
J
You
so
you
were
talking
about
inter-sectoral
or
interdisciplinary
in
that
it's
really.
This
is
about
changing
behavior,
more
than
anything
else,
and
about
changing
systems,
changing
systems,
okay
and
through
those
systems,
how
much
emphasis
is
being
placed
on
making
it
easy
and
and
accessible?
And
so
the
example
I
give
is
you
know
growing
up,
I
lived
on
like
many
many
children
on
like
Katy
Wonder,
bread,
peanut
butter
and
kool-aid
and
I
think
that's
a
lot
of
it
has
to
do
with
you
know.
J
You
know
my
mother
went
back
to
college
when
we
were
young
like
time
my
father
had
long
commutes
so
like
what
is
what
is
the?
How
do
we
move
forward
to
make
this
easy?
Because
maybe
if
it
was
like
easier
for
them,
they
could
have
adopted
some
of
these
things,
so
so
how
much
work
and
research
is
being
done
on
that,
and
and
do
we
need
to
be
doing
more
in
that
area.
G
So
I
I
was
born
in
Scotland,
so
I
up
in
a
similar
diet,
when
my
parents
came
here
right,
very
few
vegetables
and
very
well
cooked
it's
there's,
multiple
forms
of
resources
that
you
need
and
time
is
one
of
those
resources.
There's
time,
poverty,
there's
financial
poverty,
but
we've
seen
such
a
transformation
in
our
food
system
so
that
the
ultra-processed
foods
dominate,
and
so
it
makes
absolute
sense
from
if
you're,
looking
at
the
trade-offs
of
time
and
resources
in
order
to
buy
some
of
those
that
shelf-stable
food
that
doesn't
go
bad
on
the
shelf.
G
So
the
change
that
we've
seen
globally.
With
the
rise
of
now,
we
have
equal
numbers
of
people
who
are
over
nourished
as
opposed
to
just
undernourished,
neither
of
which
should
really
exist,
but
that
our
biology
hasn't
changed
radically
in
the
past
thirty
years.
But
our
food
system
has
so
some
of
those
negative
externalities
are
not
being
costed
into
the
price
of
food.
So
while
we
have
so
it's
very
complicated,
so
it
takes
us.
That's
why
it
takes
the
system's
approach.
G
That's
why
it
needs
more
than
just
you
know,
I've
got
a
very
particularly
nutrition
focus,
but
that's
why
I
much
prefer
to
sit
around
a
table
with
people
from
culinary
from
environment,
from
transportation.
From
how
do
we?
You
know,
one
of
the
innovations
of
the
Toronto
food
strategy
was
to
look
at
how
to
get
fresh
food
on
the
on
the
subways.
How
do
you
make
it
easy?
It's
making
the
Healthy
Choice
the
easy
choice.
I
guess
is
that
what
we're
for
right.
J
G
Human
capital
or
social
capital,
my
my
husband
is
his
family
has
been
in
Canada
for
multiple
generations
and
when
I
was
trying
to
do
canning,
teaching
myself
out
of
books
and
I
couldn't
figure
out,
my
stuff
was
rising
to
the
top
and
he's
like.
Oh
you
just
flip
it
over
I'm
like
how
do
you
know
that
I
just
know
it
so
when
you've
immigrated
and
your
food
ways
have
been
disrupted,
you
don't
necessarily
know
how
to
do
things
so,
there's
yeah
anyway,
there's
there's
lots
to
be
done.
Yeah
I
know
right,
floats.
A
You
are
there
any
other
questions:
okay,
seeing
none!
Thank
you
very
much.
We
had
SAR
Tasha
zenab
from
the
Toronto
Food
Policy
Council
I,
understand
that
sir
Tasha
had
indicated.
She
didn't
need
to
speak,
but
I
wanted
to
check
again.
They've
left,
okay
and
then
our
thank
you.
Our
final
speaker
is
Tony.
Colley
is
Tony
here.
Welcome
Tony
come
on
up,
you'll
have
five
minutes.
The
clock
is
up
to
my
right.
Your
left
Thanks.
R
So
my
name
is
Tony
Colley
and
I'm.
The
founder
of
a
mobile
platform
called
be
one
to
give
it's
a
food
waste
diversion
program
that
allows
food
retailers
across
the
GTA
to
immediately
donate
their
surplus
food
to
shelters
around
the
city.
We
operate
like
the
standard
consumer
based
food
delivery
platform.
However,
our
services
are
exclusively
b2b.
I,
don't
want
to
get
into
the
research
of
food
waste
and
food
security,
because
a
lot
of
it
has
been
mentioned.
All
of
my
research
done
from
the
BCM
I
and
ii
harvest
report.
R
What
I'm
trying
to
do
is
integrate
my
program
into
retailers
across
the
city
of
toronto.
There
are
over
20,000
retailers
in
the
GTA
if
each
of
those
retailers
were
eight
had
a
meal
at
the
end
of
the
day,
that
would
be
twenty
thousand
meals
being
diverted
and
redistributed
to
shelters
and
drop-in
centers
across
the
city.
I
have
a
little
anecdote,
I'd
like
to
share
with
you.
If
you
don't
mind,
I
visited
st.
Lawrence
Market
earlier
this
summer
had
a
great
conversation
with
the
director
there.
R
He
told
me
all
about
what
they
were
trying
to
do
in
their
plan
to
integrate
food
waste
and
reduce
the
levels
of
food
waste
within
that
market.
He
did
go
on
to
tell
me
that,
in
order
for
my
program
to
be
another
one
resort
accepted,
but
in
order
for
me
to
approach
the
city
to
integrate
my
program
into
their
platform,
they
would
have
to
do
an
s,
an
external
RFP,
where
my
program
may
not
be
the
one
chosen.
R
However,
he
did
give
me
permission
to
go
and
speak
to
the
retailer's
directly
and
and
suggest
that
they
become
part
of
our
program
become
one
of
our
customers
and
we
can
start
diverting
the
waste
on
site
Norris
market
when
I
walked
through
st.
Lawrence
Market.
Every
single
retailer
in
there
said
that
they
didn't
have
food
waste
and
I
went
to
probably
I
want
to
say
75%
of
the
retailers
there.
They
either
they
some
of
them.
They
do.
Do
you
guys
do
the
st.
R
Louis
market
deals
with
Second
Harvest
and
all
of
that
food
is
rescued
on
Saturdays
and
taken
by
Second
Harvest,
but
from
Tuesday
through
Friday?
All
of
that
food
that
they
have
every
single
day
is
disposed
of
our
food
waste
issue.
Here
we
have
a
forty
nine
billion
dollar
food
waste
issue
in
this
country,
and
Ontario
was
responsible
responsible
for
a
third
of
it.
R
Integrating
this
a
platform
like
this
in
the
city
would
not
only
put
Iran
on
the
map
for
reducing
food
waste,
but
it
it
will
immediately
reduce
the
amount
of
food
rates
that
we
are
data
stemming
from
daily
operations
and
food
retailers
across
the
city
of
Toronto.
So
if
there's
anybody
here
that
I
could
speak
to
councillor
Ram
Tong
I'm,
actually
in
your
in
your
district,
but
the
lady
that
was
from
the
Toronto
food
strategy
that
was
speaking
earlier.
R
I
would
like
to
have
conversations
with
individuals
that
could
possibly
give
me
insight
as
to
how
I
could
how
I
could
integrate
my
program
into
city
spaces.
There's
a
cafe
downstairs
there,
st.
Lawrence
Market
there's
other
buildings.
Our
our
program
targets
food
that
has
a
shelf
life
of
one
to
two
hours
to
one
to
two
days,
so
Second
Harvest
we're
not
competing
with
any
other
food
rescue
charity
out
there.
R
We
are
a
for-profit
social
enterprise,
so
we
actually
have
drivers
that
will
drive
around
the
city
exactly
like
little
breeds,
but
we
are
redistributing
food
from
retailers
to
shelters
on
a
nightly
basis.
I
showed
up
today
and
not
expecting
to
speak,
but
I'm
glad
I
actually
took
the
time
to
come
up
and
speak
to
you
guys,
because
anybody
that
could
give
me
guidance
on
to
where
I
can
go
and
how
I
can
establish
this
program
in
the
City
of
Toronto
would
be
greatly
appreciated.
D
R
We
are
a
for-profit
social
enterprise,
so
we
charge
the
retail.
Is
we
don't
charge
the
City
of
Toronto?
The
retailers
actually
pay
us
between
ten
twenty
or
fifty
dollars
per
pickup,
based
upon
the
type
of
establishment
that
they
are
a
smaller
like,
let's
say,
a
standard
grocery
store
would
be
a
twenty
dollar
retailer
where
we
would
rescue
all
of
their
food.
I've
been
doing
research
at
all.
The
grocery
stores
around
the
city,
I
took
a
picture
at
Metro
grocery
store.
Ii
got
young
in
college
about
five
to
ten.
R
D
So
just
to
clarify
there
is,
and
that
sounds
like
a
fantastic
service
and
a
platform
you've
created,
but
but
there
really,
but
really
you
are
looking
to
sell
a
service
not
necessarily
directly
to
the
City
of
Toronto.
Although
you
did
approach
our
st.
Lawrence,
Market
Director
and
you
you
weren't
trying
to
sell
the
service
to
the
City
of
Toronto,
but
you
wanted
access
to
the
actual
food
producers
and
the
food
resellers
and
the
food
sort
of
manufacturers.
Is
that
correct?
Yes,.
R
D
Thank
you,
I
think.
The
reason
why
city
staff
gave
you
that
response
is
cuz,
you're,
largely
being
treated
as
a
vendor
looking
to
influence
the
City
of
Toronto
decisions,
not
that
your
product
isn't
great
or
your
service
isn't
very,
very
needed,
but
there
is
a
there
is
a
process
around
lobbying.
If
there's
a
there's,
a
declaration
will
have
to
be
done.
Even
this
interaction
right
now
will
have
to
be
registered.
If
you
don't
have
your
lobbyists
registry
number
you've
got
to
get
one
okay.
R
D
You
to
now
register
the
fact
that
you've
come
before
us
to
to
just
state
your
deputation,
which
is
a
form
of
lobbying,
but
I.
Think
I
just
want
to
give
you
that
information
I
think
that's
important,
but
thank
you
very
much,
nevertheless,
for
bringing
to
our
attention
this
this
service
that
you
have
thank.
A
E
Q
Q
New
work
being
done,
that's
fabulous
in
our
long-term
care
homes
in
collaboration
with
Greenbelt,
and
that
is
really
exciting
and
new.
But
it's
time
to
reinvigorate
that
work
and
bring
the
planetary
health.
You
know
because
it's
more
than
local,
it's
local
and
sustainable,
but
you
know
they
it's
not
dead,
but
it's
not
thriving.
Q
E
Q
We
work
through
the
Greater,
Golden
Horseshoe
food
and
farming
alliance
that
brings
together
stakeholders,
including
Public
Health,
but
cities
in
the
Greater
Golden
Horseshoe,
and
they
are
working
also
with
green
belts
on
developing
excellent
local
products,
and
this
is
particularly
the
focus
in
long-term
care
homes
in
children's
services.
We
are
doing
some
good
work,
but
a
lot
of
our
food
served
is
through
third-party
vendors.
So
it's
not
so
much
direct
operations,
but
it's
time
to
really
work
collaboratively
right
across
the
city.
So.
E
Q
Have
been
in
discussion
and
have
started
some
really
good
work
with
our
colleagues
in
solid
waste
management
on
the
circular
economy,
for
food
work
and
one
way
of
integrating
sustainable
and
local
is
potentially
to
get
a
designation
through
our
social
procurement
policy,
for
example,
but
actually
embedding
it
in
the
circular
economy
for
food
work
could
be
a
really
effective
vehicle.
Okay,.
J
Q
Q
The
cool
food
pledge
is
very
much
in
sync
with
the
declaration
and
why
we
are
very
interested
in
it,
as
I
indicated
in
my
presentation
is
that
it
will
leverage
the
capacity
for
the
GHG
calculations
from
the
World
Resources
Institute,
which
could
be
a
very
helpful
deliverable
for
transformed
here
for
the
food
component
of
that.
But
there's
nothing
in
that.
That
is
out
of
kilter
or
not
part
of
it,
and
as
I
say
they
are
cities
that
have
signed
on
and
private
sector
institutions.
Q
J
Q
Q
So,
unlike
the
declaration
from
c40,
which
had
a
very
formal
process,
the
cool
food
pledge,
we
just
need
frankly
to
signal
that
we're
interested
in
partnering
and
endorsing
this
work
and
they
would
work
with
us,
but
I
think
it's
much
stronger
to
come
from
the
Board
of
Health
and
even
stronger
to
come
from
City
Council.
Thank.
D
A
Thank
you,
and
can
I
we're
just
coming
up
on
12:30
in
the
break
for
lunch
just
to
check
how
many
other
members
the
board
of
questions
on
this
item,
director,
perks?
Okay,
so
well,
let's
what
I'd
suggest
is
we're
gonna,
conclude
questions
now
with
your
set
director
perks
and
then
we're
gonna
break
for
lunch
before
returning,
where
we'll
begin
with
speakers
on
this
item,
as
we
do
have
a
number
of
items
still
remaining
over
to
you
director
perks.
Thank
you.
Q
Can
use
some
examples.
What
we
do
is
incubate
new
initiatives,
but
don't
operate
them
so
in
the
deputation
from
North
York
harvest.
For
example.
Earlier
we
incubated
this
food
reach
initiative
in
collaboration
with
a
number
of
other
partners
and
got
it
up
and
running
as
a
method
of
procuring
good,
healthy
food
at
wholesale
pricing.
But
what
we
once
it's
incubated,
we
aren't
in
a
position
to
actually
operate
the
initiative,
so
it
was
like
giving
birth
to
food
reach
and
now
it
is
being
operated
by
North
York
harvest.
Q
Another
example:
excuse
me,
is
the
mobile
good
food
market,
where
we
incubated
that,
through
our
mapping,
work
and
collaboration
with
food
food
share
and
that
again
we
gave
birth
to
the
mobile
good
food
market,
which
is
now
being
operated
by
food
share
our
community.
Thank
you,
our
Community
Food
Works
program.