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Councillor Thompson just approved snacks for CampTO kids. What are they eating?

Okay, fam, you need to see this City Hall move.

### What City Hall is feeding our kids

Yo, real talk, I just saw something wild in the General Government Committee votes from May 11, 2026. Councillor Michael Thompson, dude, he voted *yes* to an amendment for Blanket Contract 47025662 to Avron Foods Limited. This is for the "Supply and Delivery of Snack Foods for the Expanded Universal CampTO Child Nutri" — basically, snacks for our kids at CampTO. Councillor Stephen Holyday voted no on this one, but it still carried, 4-1.

Okay, but real talk—while it's good to see CampTO getting fed, why's it an *amendment* to an existing contract? And what exactly are these "snack foods" from Avron Foods Limited? Are we talking healthy stuff, or is it more of that processed junk that's cheap but not actually good for our Scarborough kids? My mama would have a field day with this, she’s always asking what these city programs are actually giving our little ones. We need to know where our money is going, especially when it's for the youth. This isn't just a downtown issue; these CampTO programs are everywhere, even out here in the east end.

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