Valerie Tarasuk
CanadaacademicFemale5.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Valerie Tarasuk is a prominent researcher and professor at the University of Toronto specializing in food security. She has been vocal in advocating for policies that directly address the root causes of child hunger, suggesting that providing financial assistance to families is a more effective solution than merely offering school food programs.
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Valerie Tarasuk is a professor emerita at the University of Toronto and the lead investigator at PROOF.
New Brunswick scores lowest among provinces in Food Banks Canada’s latest poverty report cardsThe Globe and Mail·Canada· 2026-06-02
Canada· 2026-06-02
University of Toronto academics Tim Li and Valerie Tarasuk have argued that while food programs can help with nutrition and learning, child hunger would be better dealt with by increasing CCB payments for lower-income families.
Globe editorial: There’s a better way to feed way Canada’s hungry schoolchildrenThe Globe and Mail·Canada· 2025-03-28
Canada· 2025-03-28
