Doug Ford says he's 'all in' on national school food program

For Ontario parents struggling to put food in their child's backpack each day, help could be on the way. On Friday, Premier Doug Ford told reporters he's "all in" on a federal plan to provide meals to students and confirmed the province is in talks with the federal government to work out details of the plan.

Doug Ford says he's 'all in' on national school food program
A school chef serves cooked hot dinner to students on their lunch break at St Luke's Church of England Primary School in East London on September 3, 2020. - Pupils in Britain have on Thursday begun to return to schools for the first time since they were all closed in March, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP via Getty Images)

For Ontario parents struggling to put food in their child's backpack each day, help could be on the way. On Friday, Premier Doug Ford told reporters he's "all in" on a federal plan to provide meals to students and confirmed the province is in talks with the federal government to work out details of the plan.