With over 18 percent of Canadian families experiencing food insecurity, Food Bucks could help alleviate the crisis Food insecurity numbers in Canada have reached astonishing levels, making it hard to believe the extent of the crisis. According to the latest Who’s Hungry report from Daily Bread and North York Harvest food banks, the number
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Food Insecurity in Canada at a Crisis Stage
The poorest Canadians spend more than twice the national average of their income on food There are various metrics to assess a nation’s wealth, and one telling indicator is the proportion of disposable income that its citizens spend on food. While the Trudeau government has expressed a commitment to aid the impoverished and disadvantaged, new