<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">David;<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">One small, and important, detail.</div><div class="">Michael McCain is with Maple Leaf Foods, not the potato side of the feuding (formerly) McCain family.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Yes, Michael McCain is a progressive thinker and his actions indicate he has a social conscience.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Maple Leaf Foods, for example, has had a history of being a meat company BUT are attempting to transition to being a “protein” company. To help achieve this they purchased a couple of companies in the U.S.A. ( LightLife and Field Roast ) that manufacture vegan products. Maple Leaf knows that in this environmental crisis animal protein makes huge demands on resources and plant-based products can be more sustainable.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Stay hopeful;</div><div class="">Allan<br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On May 27, 2022, at 5:17 PM, David Walsh via craic <<a href="mailto:craic@lists.integralshift.ca" class="">craic@lists.integralshift.ca</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><meta charset="UTF-8" class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Century Schoolbook", serif;" class="">Here is an interesting article on food security. A friend said they get a lot of support from McCain for their food programs<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Century Schoolbook", serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Century Schoolbook", serif;" class="">Business has caused many of the problems we are facing, but a few progressive business people have also been on the front lines for renewable energy, housing, etc. We need more.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Century Schoolbook", serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Century Schoolbook", serif;" class="">David<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Century Schoolbook", serif;" class=""><a href="x-msg://23/david@dwalsh.ca" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">david@dwalsh.ca</a><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Century Schoolbook", serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" class="">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Thomas Walsh <<a href="mailto:thomas@carrotcommon.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">thomas@carrotcommon.com</a>><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>May 26, 2022 5:05 PM<br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Canada is facing a ‘terrible’ food crisis, says Maple Leaf CEO Michael McCain - The Globe and Mail<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="color: blue;" class="">Hi,</span></b><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="color: blue;" class="">Surprisingly, Michael MaCain whose family company has been making millions selling frozen french fries all over the world has some insights on food insecurity. He's created an NGO with big bucks to address the issue. Perhaps if we're looking for external funding is it too much of a stretch to approach them?</span></b><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="color: blue;" class="">Tom </span></b><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div id="gmail-skip-link-target" class=""><h1 style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 24pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(25, 25, 25); font-weight: normal;" class="">Canada is facing a ‘terrible’ food crisis, says Maple Leaf CEO Michael McCain<o:p class=""></o:p></span></h1></div></div><div class=""><div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-width: 1pt; border-top-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); padding: 1.25rem 0cm 0cm; box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.0375rem; font-size: 0.875rem;" class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; 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font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(242, 242, 242);" class=""><span class="gmail-bl-1"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(89, 89, 89); text-transform: uppercase;" class="">LISTEN TO ARTICLE</span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(25, 25, 25);" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div></div></div></div><p class="gmail-c-article-bodytext" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 1.125rem; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.0125rem;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(25, 25, 25);" class="">A “terrible tragedy” is unfolding across Canada, where 5.8 million people are living in food insecurity, says Maple Leaf Foods <o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(25, 25, 25);" class=""><a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/markets/stocks/MFI-T/" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(25, 25, 25);" class="">MFI-T</span></a> </span><span class="gmail-quoteup"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(8, 105, 65);" class="">+1.93%</span></span><span class="gmail-sr-only"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(8, 105, 65); border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;" class="">increase</span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(25, 25, 25);" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(25, 25, 25);" class=""> chief executive Michael McCain.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><p class="gmail-c-article-bodytext" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 1.125rem; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.0125rem;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(25, 25, 25);" class="">They do not have adequate access to food due to financial constraints, and the total has increased steadily over the past 15 years. That figure dropped slightly at the start of the COVID-19 outbreak with the rollout of government pandemic benefits, but is again on the rise, according to Statistics Canada.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="gmail-c-article-bodytext" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 1.125rem; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.0125rem;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(25, 25, 25);" class="">Valerie Tarasuk, a nutritional sciences professor who leads a food security research team at the University of Toronto, estimates about 16 per cent of Canadians live in food-insecure households.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="gmail-c-article-bodytext" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 1.125rem; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.0125rem;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(25, 25, 25);" class="">Among food companies that have been vocal about the continuing crisis, the response has been to focus on supply – and how to increase it. Other companies have responded by raising their donations to food banks and other charities.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="gmail-c-article-bodytext" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 1.125rem; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.0125rem;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(25, 25, 25);" class="">But, in an interview with The Globe and Mail, Mr. McCain – who announced earlier this month <a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-michael-mccain-steps-down-as-ceo-of-maple-leaf-foods/" target="_blank" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(25, 25, 25);" class="">he will step down as Maple Leaf’s chief executive</span></a> next year – explained why those approaches are based on “myths.”<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="gmail-c-article-bodytext" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 1.125rem; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.0125rem;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(25, 25, 25);" class="">“Food insecurity is not about food,” he said. “The fundamental drivers of food insecurity [are] not food. Canada has an ample supply of food.”<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="gmail-c-article-bodytext" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 1.125rem; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.0125rem;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; background-color: yellow;" class="">Instead, “it really is about the systemic issues,” Mr. McCain said. He pointed to multiple factors tied to food insecurity: income inequality, poverty, mental illness, access to skills (including financial and nutritional skills) and racism.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="gmail-c-article-bodytext" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 1.125rem; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.0125rem;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; background-color: yellow;" class="">“It’s all of those systemic issues that are at the core of food insecurity,” he said.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="gmail-c-article-bodytext" style="margin: 1rem 0cm; font-size: 1.125rem; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 2.5rem;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(25, 25, 25);" class=""><a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-canada-fertilizer-prices-farmers-agricultural-input-costs/" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(25, 25, 25);" class="">Canadian farmers feeling the pressure of soaring fertilizer prices ahead of a crucial planting season</span></a><o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="gmail-c-article-bodytext" style="margin: 1rem 0cm; font-size: 1.125rem; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 2.5rem;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(25, 25, 25);" class=""><a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-russia-ukraine-war-food-crisis-canada-help/" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(25, 25, 25);" class="">World scrambles to prevent famine as Russia’s war in Ukraine drags on</span></a><o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="gmail-c-article-bodytext" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 1.125rem; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.0125rem;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(25, 25, 25);" class="">In 2016, Mr. McCain started the Maple Leaf Centre for Action on Food Security, with a stated goal of reducing food insecurity by 50 per cent by 2030. The centre conducts research and provides funding to programs and charities aimed at reducing food insecurity.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="gmail-c-article-bodytext" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 1.125rem; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.0125rem;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(25, 25, 25);" class="">Last month, Maple Leaf Foods pledged an additional $10-million toward the centre, bringing the company’s contributions to the charity to $20-million. In addition, Mr. McCain has personally donated $5-million to the cause.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><div class=""><p class="gmail-fsk-ad-message" align="center" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(242, 242, 242);"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(89, 89, 89); text-transform: uppercase;" class="">STORY CONTINUES BELOW ADVERTISEMENT<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p></div><p class="gmail-c-article-bodytext" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 1.125rem; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.0125rem;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(25, 25, 25);" class="">Experts have long emphasized that food insecurity is a problem of access, not supply. They have frequently advocated for policy changes aimed at reducing inequality. Such policies include a universal basic income, increased social safety measures such as child benefit and disability payments, and better labour conditions.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="gmail-c-article-bodytext" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 1.125rem; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.0125rem;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(25, 25, 25);" class="">Prof. Tarasuk at the University of Toronto echoed Mr. McCain on income as the root cause of the problem. She said organizations such as the Maple Leaf centre help bring attention to the cause.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="gmail-c-article-bodytext" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 1.125rem; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.0125rem;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(25, 25, 25);" class="">Given record-high food inflation rates, she said that, in future, people with already limited incomes will likely have to compromise the quality of their food even further. But she emphasized that it’s still income that’s causing food insecurity, not the inflation.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="gmail-c-article-bodytext" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 1.125rem; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.0125rem;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(25, 25, 25);" class="">“For me, what food price inflation does do is shine a light on the inadequacy of some income support programs,” Prof. Tarasuk said, “and the need for better attention for the adequacy and indexation.”<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="gmail-c-article-bodytext" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 1.125rem; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.0125rem;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(25, 25, 25);" class="">But she also has complicated feelings about a major food company taking leadership on such issues.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="gmail-c-article-bodytext" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 1.125rem; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.0125rem;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(25, 25, 25);" class="">“Prior to the pandemic, we know that two-thirds of food insecure people were in the work force, which means we’ve got a whole lot of businesses where people are working, and not able to make ends meet,” Prof. Tarasuk said.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="gmail-c-article-bodytext" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 1.125rem; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.0125rem;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(25, 25, 25);" class="">“And, in large measure, I’d say businesses have to own that problem.”<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="gmail-c-article-bodytext" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 1.125rem; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.0125rem;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(25, 25, 25);" class="">Mr. McCain told The Globe that the “vast, vast majority” of Maple Leaf’s employees are paid above a living wage. “We’re proud of that as a starting point,” he said.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="gmail-c-article-bodytext" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 1.125rem; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.0125rem;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(25, 25, 25);" class="">Prof. Tarasuk said chief executives could have an even greater impact by focusing their efforts around employment conditions, wages and benefits – and lobbying policy makers and other leaders in the business community to do the same.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="gmail-c-article-bodytext" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 1.125rem; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.0125rem;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(25, 25, 25);" class="">“We need people to be food secure employers,” she said. “And we need leadership from the business community on what it looks like to be a food secure employer.”<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="gmail-c-article-bodytext" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 1.125rem; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.0125rem;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(25, 25, 25);" class="">But according to Mr. McCain, while wages might be part of the solution, many solutions are needed – especially given the “excruciatingly complex” nature of the crisis.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="gmail-c-article-bodytext" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 1.125rem; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.0125rem;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(25, 25, 25);" class="">“There are many dimensions to the problem. 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