More than a million people living in Ontario visited a food bank in the last year as food prices soared across the country, according to new data released by a network of hunger-relief organizations.
A volunteer places products on shelves at the Kanata Food Cupboard, Friday, Oct. 7, 2022 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
The data released on Tuesday showed that people using food banks were responsible for an “unprecedented” 7.6 million visits during the past year, which represents a 134 per cent jump from 2019-2020. “Food banks were only ever designed to be a temporary measure. They were never meant to patch holes left in our weak social safety nets. Food bank use has only continued to climb as more Ontarians find themselves struggling to make ends meet,” Stewart said. “When will our governments say enough is enough and take meaningful action against food insecurity and poverty?”
Kirstin Beardsley, CEO of Food Banks Canada, a charitable organization representing the food bank community across Canada, said on Tuesday that they are tired of hearing year-after-year record-breaking numbers on food bank use. “We rely solely on donations, and now, the rising cost of living is impacting our donors. Many who used to give to the food bank are now using it. We need donations more than ever,” she said.
Following the announcement of the end of the NDP-Liberal confidence and supply agreement, a new national survey reveals that 47 per cent of Canadians would support calling a federal election to be called, while only 34 per cent would prefer not to.Francois Legault's government is far from its commitment to create 37,000 subsidized daycare spaces by March of next year.
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