Minister's Statement: Food Day Canada 2026

The episode of The-Food-&-Wine-Radio-Network with Jennifer English is devoted to the celebration of the 23rd Food Day Canada – a nationwide event initiated by the late Anita Stewart, University of Guelph Food Laureate, to support Canada's beef farmers and ranchers. Over the years, it has grown into a broad salute to the entirety of Canada's food system, honoring the farmers, food processors, and chefs using local ingredients to create exceptional dishes. On this occasion, the Honourable Heath MacDonald, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, emphasized the government is committed to strengthening the local food systems to ensure high-quality, nutritious food for all. He stressed the National Food Security Strategy's pioneering role, aiming at boosting food production and processing in Canada and improving access to affordable, nutritious food. POST datahttps://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4743847-1&h=3458744496&u=https%3A%2F%2Fcan01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com%2F%3Furl%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.facebook.com%252FCanadianAgriculture%26data%3D05%257C02%257Cmichael.kay%2540AGR.GC.CA%257C802650c941f646ff232608dee43f8df6%257C9da98bb118574cc387519a49e35d24cd%257C0%257C0%257C639199159558985398%257CUnknown%257CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%253D%253D%257C0%257C%257C%257C%26sdata%3Dk5zWHgDHcElYll00voCRBMX9qW9wNtDJNwJg%252BJ6i3rM%253D%26reserved%3D0&a=Facebookhttps://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4743847-1&h=4205619632&u=https%3A%2F%2Fcan01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com%2F%3Furl%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fx.com%252FAAFC_Canada%26data%3D05%257C02%257Cmichael.kay%2540AGR.GC.CA%257C802650c941f646ff232608dee43f8df6%257C9da98bb118574cc387519a49e35d24cd%257C0%257C0%257C639199159558994546%257CUnknown%257CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%253D%253D%257C0%257C%257C%257C%26sdata%3DztT4jtcIxpsOxbA5DpGBxoBrcQTfgzArL4Ck3BOHwSw%253D%26reserved%3D0&a=X%2Chttps://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4743847-1&h=3635095041&u=https%3A%2F%2Fcan01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com%2F%3Furl%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.youtube.com%252Fuser%252FAgricultureCanadaEng%26data%3D05%257C02%257Cmichael.kay%2540AGR.GC.CA%257C802650c941f646ff232608dee43f8df6%257C9da98bb118574cc387519a49e35d24cd%257C0%257C0%257C639199159559003220%257CUnknown%257CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%253D%253D%257C0%257C%257C%257C%26sdata%3D%252FOtTk0qTuZy6nyyNUnX3YnGl8HUBzMsB%252B52VtkSJaDg%253D%26reserved%3D0&a=YouTubehttps://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4743847-1&h=382905915&u=https%3A%2F%2Fcan01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com%2F%3Furl%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Finstagram.com%252Fcdn_agriculture%26data%3D05%257C02%257Cmichael.kay%2540AGR.GC.CA%257C802650c941f646ff232608dee43f8df6%257C9da98bb118574cc387519a49e35d24cd%257C0%257C0%257C639199159559012939%257CUnknown%257CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%253D%253D%257C0%257C%257C%257C%26sdata%3D%252BVbaXOp2zCTmvylalHR9bi11aqG%252BeOCJxsjDkiK0Smw%253D%26reserved%3D0&a=Instagramhttps://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4743847-1&h=3370228778&u=https%3A%2F%2Fcan01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com%2F%3Furl%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.linkedin.com%252Fcompany%252F1574%252Fadmin%252F%26data%3D05%257C02%257Cmichael.kay%2540AGR.GC.CA%257C802650c941f646ff232608dee43f8df6%257C9da98bb118574cc387519a49e35d24cd%257C0%257C0%257C639199159559022211%257CUnknown%257CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%253D%253D%257C0%257C%257C%257C%26sdata%3DbS25B3VWUWY6c4x37KX8CfEWAHdWBy%252F%252F1atK7J0uKrk%253D%26reserved%3D0&a=LinkedInjennica.klassen@[email protected]://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4743847-1&h=2426561955&u=https%3A%2F%2Fcan01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com%2F%3Furl%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fagriculture.canada.ca%252Fen%26data%3D05%257C02%257Cmichael.kay%2540AGR.GC.CA%257C802650c941f646ff232608dee43f8df6%257C9da98bb118574cc387519a49e35d24cd%257C0%257C0%257C639199159559030755%257CUnknown%257CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%253D%253D%257C0%257C%257C%257C%26sdata%3Di%252B%252BuIwUcDmX8wqRO9VmLqYgAVIyZulhHUTWQjmZS0YM%253D%26reserved%3D0&a=Agriculture+and+Agri-Food+Canada