A new report shows U.S. tariff threats have boosted Canadians’ view of the nation’s food system.
Fifty-eight per cent of Canadians have a positive view of the food system, up from 45 per cent in 2024.
That's according to the Canadian Centre for Food Integrity’s annual public trust research report.
The report also showed that 45 per cent of Canadians feel the system is headed in the right direction, the highest level since a surge brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.
It attributed this, in large part, to Canadians rallying around domestic goods in the face of trade tensions.
While trust and transparency in stakeholders strengthened overall, scientists overtook farmers for the first time as the most trusted among all food system stakeholders with 44 per cent of people rating them as trustworthy.
Farmers remained a close second, at 42 per cent.
