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Heidi Janes

Heidi Janes is a grad student in MUN’s Political Science department thinking, researching, and writing about food. Based on the west coast of the island, she’d much rather be outdoors.

Heidi's Latest Articles

Activists at a rally holding a handmade sign that reads "The Climate is Changing, Why Aren't We?"

Liberals, NDP Debate Oil, Food, and Work in Long Range Mountains

By Heidi Janes ● Analysis ● September 16, 2021 July 15, 2022

Liberal Gudie Hutchings and NDP Kaila Mintz debated oil and gas, agriculture, and workers’ rights in Long Range Mountains last week.

“To anyone starting over”: A review of Last Fish, First Boat

By Heidi Janes ● Arts & Culture ● February 23, 2021 July 15, 2022

The film draws parallels between the 1992 cod moratorium and the realities of modern-day Newfoundland and Labrador.

Hands That Feed, Pt. 2: the Paradox of Essential Food Charity

By Heidi Janes ● Investigation ● December 8, 2020 July 15, 2022

Food charity is putting a band-aid on a deadly and insidious gangrene—which corporate power and government inaction allows to fester in our communities.

The Hands that Feed, Part 1: Faces of the Grocery Frontlines

By Heidi Janes ● Analysis ● June 17, 2020 July 15, 2022

Despite the fanfare for their service, food retail employees themselves are not convinced they’re ‘recognized’ in ways that actually improve their lives.

Living Well Amid Waste: Wealth, Wages, and Food Insecurity

By Heidi Janes ● Analysis ● December 7, 2019 July 15, 2022

Newfoundland and Labrador has the highest rate of food insecurity in Canada. It also has the second lowest minimum wage. These two things are connected.