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Food banks’ COVID experience validated federal aid but the crisis for Canada’s poor is worsening

As government support payments were phased out and the pandemic-driven burst of inflation took hold, the situation has grown steadily worse for the unemployed, low-income workers, and those on social assistance.

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BY LES WHITTINGTON
December 1, 2021

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Food banks’ COVID experience validated federal aid but the crisis for Canada’s poor is worsening

As government support payments were phased out and the pandemic-driven burst of inflation took hold, the situation has grown steadily worse for the unemployed, low-income workers, and those on social assistance.

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