WHEREAS, exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life, and continued breastfeeding for two years and beyond, provides unique nutritional and non-nutritional long-term benefits for an infant’s growth, development, and lifelong health; and
WHEREAS, the World Health Organization’s Global Strategy on Infant and Young Child Feeding calls on governments worldwide to create environments that enable mothers, families, and other caregivers to make informed choices about feeding practices for infants and young children; and
WHEREAS, breastfeeding is a human right, and the Ontario Human Rights Code protects a woman’s right to breastfeed in a public area without discrimination; and
WHEREAS, the global campaign focus for 2026, “Breastfeeding for a Sustainable Start in Life: Strengthen What Works”, shifts the conversation toward accountability by tracking local progress, implementing data-drivenpolicies that protect infant nutrition, securing family food systems, and reducing systemic poverty; and
WHEREAS, breastmilk is a low-cost, locally available source of equity that delivers vital economic returns to families and nations, requiring a synchronized “Warm Chain of Support” across health systems, workplaces, and communities to protect, promote, and anchor these critical practices; and
THEREFORE, I, Doug Measures, Mayor of the Township of Clearview, do hereby proclaim the week of October 1 to 7, 2026, as “National Breastfeeding Week” in the Township of Clearview.