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Food Banks Canada says food insecurity is up but there’s small cause for hope
- Food Banks Canada reports that one-in-four Canadians face food insecurity, receiving a failing grade for food insecurity and unemployment in their 2025 Poverty Report Card, with an overall grade of D.
- Kirstin Beardsley, CEO of Food Banks Canada, emphasizes the importance of new government programs like the Canadian Dental Care Plan and the National School Food Program in assisting struggling Canadians.
- The report assigns a failing grade for food insecurity and unemployment in Canada, resulting in an overall grade of D.
- Beardsley urges the federal government to strengthen the social safety net to better support today's workers.
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Food Banks Canada says food insecurity is up but there's small cause for hope
Breaking News, Sports, Manitoba, Canada
·Winnipeg, Canada
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TORONTO — A new report by Food Banks Canada indicates that food insecurity continues to grow in the country, but that new government programs could provide a glimmer of hope. In the 2025 edition of its "Poverty Performance Sheet," the organization places Canada in a failed state of food insecurity and unemployment. However, the country has a slightly more acceptable rating of "C" for legislative progress, which gives an overall score of "D".
·Richelieu, Canada
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Total News Sources32
Leaning Left12Leaning Right1Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution75% Left
Bias Distribution
- 75% of the sources lean Left
75% Left
L 75%
C 19%
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