US EditionPublished • loading... • Updated
Conservatives press Liberals on cost of living as reports show food bank use soaring
Food Banks Canada reports a 5% increase in visits to nearly 2.2 million in March 2025 amid rising living costs, prompting political debate over fiscal policies.
- On October 27, 2025, the Conservative Party of Canada pressed the federal Liberal government as Food Banks Canada reported monthly visits near 2.2 million this year.
- In a news release, the Conservative Party of Canada said `only a decade of Liberal incompetence could make hunger the new normal` and the national deficit `drives up the cost of everything`.
- In Toronto, Daily Bread Food Bank and North York Harvest Food Bank report more than one in 10 residents now rely on food banks, while a volunteer worked in the storeroom of St. Philip Neri's Table Food Bank on Oct. 25, 2024.
- The Food Banks Canada report called the trend 'historic and very concerning' and said it was 'far more than enough to call an emergency' this year.
- The Conservatives argued Canadians need `affordable homes, full cupboards, and hope`, with The Canadian Press report including files from Cassandra Szklarski and Catherine Morrison.
Insights by Ground AI
24 Articles
24 Articles
Winnipeg Free Press+20 Reposted by 20 other sources
Conservatives press Liberals on cost of living as reports show food bank use soaring
Breaking News, Sports, Manitoba, Canada
·Winnipeg, Canada
Read Full Article
‘Relentless soaring need’ of food banks across Canada
A new report from Food Banks Canada says poverty and hunger are ‘normalizing’ in Canada. Officials also say without bold legislative action, volunteers and donations alone can’t keep pace with what they say is a ‘relentless soaring need’. The report says visits to Canada’s food banks hit close to 2.2 million in March. Stay Informed - Click here to receive break news right to your inboxThat’s up 5% from last year and has doubled since 2019.“Ca…
Coverage Details
Total News Sources24
Leaning Left14Leaning Right0Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution78% Left
Bias Distribution
- 78% of the sources lean Left
78% Left
L 78%
C 22%
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
