No more scraps: making the election about ending hunger in Canada

We need concrete commitments from every party to tackle food insecurity head-on, such as strengthening income security programs like the Canada Child Benefit and the newly-created Canada Disability Benefit.
In 2023, a staggering 8.7 million people—one in four—faced food insecurity due to financial hardship, write Nick Saul and Jasmine Ramze Rezaee.

As Canada heads to the polls on April 28, the stakes have never been higher. And the lines at food banks winding out the door and around the corner have never been longer. The question before us is not just which leader should govern, but what kind of country we want to be. ...

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