Dietitians of Canada (DC) Position Paper: “Individual and Household Food Insecurity in Canada” (1). I found the article most enlightening and believe it requires support not only from the DC membership but from other health professionals as well. I am concerned, however, with the advice given by DC to its members. The article includes the statement that dietitians cannot work alone, yet the majority of recommendations made require dietitians to shoulder much of the responsibilities individually. This does not embody DC’s vision which states that DC is the “voice of the profession, ” having the responsibility of pulling dietitians together so that they can present a strong and united voice in the health and political arena. Rather than encouraging their members to join external coalitions independently, vote wisely, practice professionally, incorporate client-empowering strategies and self-educate, DC should establish a task force to address these proposals. The task force responsibilities would include: 1. Informing DC members of community and political groups that are working to improve conditions for the socially disadvantaged and the working poor. 2. Initiating or supporting public forums to bring this issue of food insecurity and poverty to the general public for their support. 3. E-mails to politicians can be written centrally (rather than individually) and sent collectively to ensure the ‘voices’ of a large number of concerned professionals are heard. 4. DC should strengthen professional ties with its sister professions: the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) with a membership of over 60,000, the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO) with over 20,000 RN members and the Canadian Association of Social Workers (CASW) with 15,000 members. These associations have very strong lobby groups that address the social and political issues they feel they can change. 5. Finally, and most importantly, is the need for a central research registry sponsored by DC that would coordinate the historical and ongoing studies that reflect the problems and requirements of their clients. The research recommendation proposed in the position paper did not recognize the need for food insecurity surveillance research, even though it explicitly states that “Canada lacks a coordinated, systematic plan for monitoring food insecurity” (1). The registry would have as its main function the securing of grants/funds for nutrition research. Establishment of a long-term, professionally supported research program would improve the evidence-based knowledge of food insecurity and afford DC the respect it deserves. Karen Chapman, RN, MScN, PhD(c) The Clinical Investigation Unit The Hospital for Sick Children Toronto, ON