The income assistance program does not specifically subsidize freight. When we do the calculations, all the factors that I have mentioned before are what we use. Moving forward, however, the Nutrition North Canada Program offered by the Government of Canada provides vendors with a subsidy for freight costs.
Alfred Moses on Question 596-18(2): Income Assistance Food Rate Calculations
In the Legislative Assembly on February 17th, 2017. See this statement in context.
Question 596-18(2): Income Assistance Food Rate Calculations
Oral Questions
February 16th, 2017
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