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flag Food bank use in Canada nearly doubled since 2019, with over 2.2 million visits in March 2025, prompting calls for urgent government action.

flag Food Bank Canada CEO Kirstin Beardsley warns of a worsening food insecurity crisis, with monthly food bank visits nearly doubling since 2019 to reach 2.2 million in March 2025—over one in four Canadians now face food insecurity. flag She called the surge "shocking," noting one-third of users are children, and urged the federal government to act, proposing a temporary groceries and essentials benefit and modernizing employment insurance. flag Beardsley plans to present these recommendations to Prime Minister Mark Carney and cabinet.

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