In the spring 2001, the fight against poverty and social exclusion appears one of the major priorities of the Government of Québec in the pursuit of its social and economic development. 815 M$ over a three-year period were thus allocated for this fight, including a 100 M$ social solidarity reserve to fund formative investments geared toward new initiatives of social solidarity. Among these investments, 10 M$ were allocated for the implementation of food security projects aimed at enhancing family food autonomy. Despite the modesty of this investment, the authors see in this announcement a significant opening toward food security. Moreover, in 2002, food security becomes entrenched in an act to combat poverty and social exclusion. As an explanation to this opening, this article proposes a "spillover" effect that had been fully realised by the coupling of three streams, that of problems, solutions, and politics, and the influence of policy entrepreneurs.