On June 10, Paul Taylor spoke to Toronto Life editor Sarah Fulford for “This City Live” about his work as executive director of FoodShare—a non-profit devoted to improving Torontonians’ access to nutritious food.
In an intimate and wide-ranging conversation, he spoke about his own childhood experiences with food insecurity, what it was like for him to participate in the anti-racism protest movement over the past few weeks, and how FoodShare quickly mobilized to distribute more than 300,000 pounds of fresh produce to low-income families since the beginning of the pandemic. “Food,” says Paul, “is a fundamental human right.”
Watch the full video above.
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