This Thursday, I’m back to testify before the House of Commons HUMA Committee on food price inflation and the National School Food Program. What should I raise? I’d welcome your advice on making school food affordable, nutritious and accountable. What are we missing?

British Columbians have just elected a Conservative government led by a premier who was barely known a few weeks ago. The NDP’s attempt to play the “Trump card” in an election called two years early did not work. This is good news for the province, for Alberta and also for Mark Carney. For agriculture and food, the new government’s commitments could bring welcome changes: • More on-farm processing: Modernizing the “50/50” rule could help farmers expand processing, source ingredients from other farms and generate revenue year-round. • Better water access and worker housing: Faster groundwater licensing, more water storage and priority for farmworker housing permits could ease production constraints. • Farmland reforms: Changes to the Agricultural Land Reserve and farm-class revenue thresholds, alongside a target of reducing reliance on imported food by 10% by 2030. Protecting productive farmland must remain central. • Stronger aquaculture support: Working with Ottawa to permit responsible aquaculture where evidence demonstrates no harm to wild salmon. • Tax relief on Canadian alcohol: Removing PST on Canadian beer, wine and spirits for the duration of the U.S. trade war. These commitments offer a promising direction. The real test will be whether they translate into more investment, stronger farms, greater processing capacity and, ultimately, more affordable food.