First-time food bank use in Ontario up 64 per cent: report

[@bluestonemetallic7]

…when the rent for a typical two bedroom apartment in the major cities are averaging $2500-$3000 per month…no wonder why folks are seeking that helping hands.

[@CarFreeSegnitz]

Excessive rents have hit the small towns too. Food costs are a distraction. A typical household spends roughly 15% of its income on food. Shelter is routinely costing 40% now. When I was starting out in the 1990s housing was roughly 30% of my budget. In the 1950s and 1960s shelter was just 20%. Housing cost has been a problem since the early 2000s, increasing 5-10 times faster than inflation. This has been a two-decade failure of government and capitalism that should result in wholesale change. My solution: levy a 5% tax on ALL property. All the revenue thus derived be used to build high-density, mixed-use housing/retail/office to replace single-family detached housing. All new building to conform with Passive House standards. Keep the 5% tax and keep building until all the speculators have buggered off. Housing is an absolute necessity and must never have been allowed to become a speculators game.

[@shauncameron8390]

@@CarFreeSegnitz Thanks to rich city folks moving in to work remotely.

[@EnnuinerDog]

This is class war and the working class is losing.

[@wavelength7503]

Why doesn't mainstream media like CBC etc, do journalism, and get into the root causes. Multi nationals retailers, fast food multinationals ,and similar who are recording, MASSIVE PROFITS... BUT REFUSE TO PAY LIVING WAGES, resulting In food banks. And the Canadian tax payers, that includes those who go to food banks. Canadian/ Ontario tax payers are making up for these Corporations who won't pay living wages, by donating their spare dollars and profiting corporations getting hand outs from tax payers. Time to get corporations to pay living wages, and close the gap from the extreme wealthy corporations who pay nothing. .

[@carlospulpo4205]

They have been loosing for the last 40 years, its only the last few years it's being noticed. perpetuated by the free money train over the past couple of years. How is all that free money doing for you now? This is your future self that got your back 2 years ago.

[@CarFreeSegnitz]

The working class has been losing since Reagan and Thatcher introduced neo-liberal economics. I was heartened to see the UK markets melt-down when Liz Truss tried the old neo-liberal tactic of giving tax cuts to the rich.

[@OMEGATHENIETZCHIAN]

I've been at points where I've had to use food banks (neighbor2neighbor literally saved my life) and points where I've had extra to donate. As guilty as you may feel using a food bank, you can feel just as good helping a food bank when they need it.

[@CarFreeSegnitz]

You should not feel guilty for needing to use a food bank. You should feel outrage at the system which creates the necessity of food banks. Food banks are actually a terrible way to feed people. The only thing they can give you is near-dated product or produce that should have been composted long ago. We already have an optimized food distribution system: grocery stores. We should be giving those in need either straight-up cash or coupons to get what they need from grocery stores. Food banks spend fuel and labour collecting discards to a central location forcing the needy to travel to get help. Two hurdles are created where a single trip would have sufficed. Food banks do create a screen behind which capitalism can carry on terrible practices. Greedy landlords can say “go to the food bank” while jacking up the rent. Employers can pay sub-living wages with “go to the food bank”. Politicians can claim compassion because “they support the food bank”. Greedy corporations get license by donating product or money to the food bank.

[@shauncameron8390]

@@CarFreeSegnitz Partly due to greedy governments jacking up property and other taxes along with imposing burdensome regulations.

[@screugneugneu1]

Government to blame. Increasing immigration to enrich rich people who see their assets going up while poor people cannot afford their rent.

[@annfoster6116]

Please dont feel guilty using a food bank - I give food so no one will go hungry!

[@tj796]

I can’t understand why the big three grocery chains are posting record profits and Canadians are having to use food banks.

[@rickson50]

The people who can afford it are paying more while those who can afford are going down

[@happygrandma4ruthP]

Corporate GREED💔

[@CarFreeSegnitz]

Grocery stores could do more BUT they are not the cause of the affordability crisis. It is ballooning housing cost. Food is typically 15% of a household budget. Housing is often 40% of a household budget. There was a time when housing was 20% of a minimum wage worker’s income.

[@dasalekhya]

@TJ | Bro... *_that_** list is endless* ~ we are an oil excess nation.. how on earth our gas prices so atrocious ~ we are forested to the bone marrow ... why on earth our lumber prices so ridiculous ~ we are world's largest producer of Canola ... why are we paying soooo much for cooking oil ...

[@LANDBACKbyANYmeans]

Capitalism.

[@victoriabardsley8097]

This doesn't surprise me. Costs of living are going up and up and people are struggling. I know a lot of folks on ODSP use food banks regularly because they cannot afford to pay rent and buy food. It's very sad.

[@RYGJ369]

Don't count on the Govt, get the community together, get some green houses going, fishing,hunting, water collection. Work together and you'll survive this tyrannical govt situation.

[@leslieross9729]

It is December now

[@dremmelkiller]

Remember when journalists would search for the cause of the story's they wrote.

[@annakoncz9413]

SHAME CANADA !

[@nonasmith2405]

Its happening everwhere in Canada and still the Trudeau government just during pandemic increased immigration to over 400000 a year without the infrastructure in place to deal with increase and most are not finding work. I understand taking in refugees. But these people dont have jobs lined up and in the last few years is an increase of over 1.3 milliom people to canada. Also the food banks have been taking monitary donations to buy food but to be considered non profit in canada you only have to give 25 cents of every dollar given to your cause. So how much money are they being given compared to food bought. Please give food not money!

[@a.m.4467]

spellcheck is free!!!!!

[@LANDBACKbyANYmeans]

It is happening everywhere in the world. Not just in Canada.

[@shauncameron8390]

@@LANDBACKbyANYmeans Not everywhere have food banks.

[@rapsidie4073]

@@a.m.4467 But these are not ! So that will be $10.

[@a.m.4467]

@@rapsidie4073 do you begging on the street!

[@EmReCanadien]

Half a million happens to be the amount of newcomers Justin wants to bring in, every year!

[@scottmcfarlane7524]

hmm you know the PC goverment had the average number of new immigrants in the Harper years was approximately 255,367 and the Libs 401,000 so not to sure how you get half a mill from 100,000 LOL Maybe understand how immigrantion works.....

[@Liam25025]

@@scottmcfarlane7524 The plan is 500k per year going forward as far as I was aware too.

[@annfoster6116]

New immigrants are now using the food banks!

[@S2B1026]

....And they drive up in their Cadillac and Lexus and say they are separated and also have 60000plus income....Seen it 👀🤔🙄😢😳

[@JJs_playground]

That's my hesitation to donating to the food bank, how do you know the people using it are really in need?

[@S2B1026]

@@JJs_playground yes and when I seen it I was appalled and never again will I donate or give to charity.NEVER

[@jwalkhooligan3597]

Let’s bring in 500,000 more immigrants yayyyy

[@raydimmock4336]

They seem to already own most of the stores where I live. We're being squeezed out.

[@jwalkhooligan3597]

@@raydimmock4336 lived across the street from a circle K for 6 years it was owned and run by people from India and there was lots of turnover different employees and every single one of them was brown.

[@sandylally3321]

My grandparents were immigrants …..please be conscious of the fact many are European, African, Asian or East INdian or latinos and paying high taxes like everyone else. And some Canadians don’t want the low paying jobs, they prefer welfare .. i have seen it firsthand. WOuld you go to my grandpa’s field and pick asparagus if you needed work?

[@ebrahimfawad940]

#Trudeaumustgo

[@trevorhebert5297]

You can thank the Trudeau Government for this. With the high prices of groceries, rent, gas.

[@raydimmock4336]

Trudeau is in the wrong occupation. I can't see how parents would want Justin teaching their children now

[@JHW44]

This is appalling.. glad Trudeau says he’s supporting Canadians

[@grantbablitz9835]

Ukraine needs more weapons they sold half of them on the black market and need more now!

[@Daveyboy10053]

Let’s just keep sending money to ukraine

[@trevorhebert5297]

Canada needs to stop giving Ukraine money. There is nothing left to Ukraine, they might as well just give it over to Putin.

[@Thetruthw]

Ur so right its almost Christmas government forgets about its own citizens

[@Thetruthw]

Even making 4000 a month isn't enough governments fault 😒

[@faithsanspeur]

"But hey let's bring in another half million mouths to feed and house and while we're feeling good send billions of taxpayers money overseas " current government

[@EnnuinerDog]

Stop punching down, we have enough wealth in this country to feed everyone who wants to come here. The problem is the elites controlling our government to enrich themselves. The Liberals are bad, I agree, but right-wing parties are worse and people like PP don't care anymore about the working class than Trudeau does.

[@gk6199]

Don't worry the government will make sure they're housed and fed.

[@shauncameron8390]

@@EnnuinerDog Something a typical leftist would say.

[@EnnuinerDog]

@@shauncameron8390 Centrist liberal parties tend to do more for the working class than conservative parties, even if it's not by much. If you think PP is being sincere, I have a bridge to sell you.

[@rapsidie4073]

@@EnnuinerDog How much for the bridge?

[@rosettejones5050]

The world where ramean noodles and eggs are a delicacy

[@j.barren3738]

At the same time CBC employees are getting a big bonus at the taxpayers expense. Defund the CBC and give the money to the food bank.

[@mikeybstunts]

We should stop paying for Trudeau s $10,000 a month grocery bill

[@wavelength7503]

Why doesn't mainstream media like CBC etc, do journalism, and get into the root causes. Multi nationals retailers, fast food multinationals ,and similar who are recording, MASSIVE PROFITS... BUT REFUSE TO PAY LIVING WAGES, resulting In food banks. And the Canadian tax payers, that includes those who go to food banks. Canadian/ Ontario tax payers are making up for these Corporations who won't pay living wages, by donating their spare dollars and profiting corporations getting hand outs from tax payers. Time to get corporations to pay living wages, and close the gap from the extreme wealthy corporations who pay nothing. .

[@ebrahimfawad940]

So you want big corporations like Amazon and Apple that people rely on to pay extra. You know what will happen next don’t you??? The vast majority of those jobs will flee to another country with lower taxes and lower wages since they will get more revenue which therefore means more jobs. In other words: You cannot have a plan to tackle the affordability crisis if you don’t have a plan that creates jobs. However I will give you the fact that corporations like the cbc should not receive massive revenues from the Trudeau Liberal government since they don’t use our hard-earned money for any necessity other than be his multi-national propaganda arm. That is unacceptable and they should be defunded if that’s the case.

[@wavelength7503]

@@ebrahimfawad940 your idiotic logic of true conservativism is outstanding but not surprising. The American Corporations you mention and support. Let me explain, but already knowing your comprehension issue. Your beloved Apple Corporation produces all their products overseas. Your Apple store is your outlet that sells to you and your type, and pays a none living wages to their teenage workers. Then these teenage workers, who can't afford to leave home,and when they do share accommodation with five others. Then they can look forward to food banks. So fools like you can quote conservative pesuedo economic theories 🤣. As for the American corporation Amazon. This will be difficult for you to comprehend. They don't pay taxes in Canada or the USA, in Canada they wouldn't be in business if they didn't have the retail outlet in this country. Just simple economics. All of Amazon products are from overseas, resulting in jobs elsewhere, do get that. American corporations take money out of Canada in exchange for non-livable wages being the biggest profiteers IN THE WORLD. This is known throughout history as IMPERIALISM. Only neoconservatives. like you would be missing an apple retail store or Amazon. I buy from neither. I agree CBC has become an outlet for right wing conservative propaganda. Perhaps an Albertan like yourself would rather Fox, another American propaganda outlet. You got that Ebrahim, keep your Americana in america.

[@ebrahimfawad940]

@@wavelength7503 😂😂😂 Nice Liberal/NDP bootlicking. First of all. I’m pretty sure you never bothered reading my comment so don’t jump 100 steps ahead and judge my comprehension. Second of all, While Apple produces their products overseas, keep in mind that a proprietary proportion of their tax revenue come from Canada and the Liberals. Not only that but it can’t be possible that corporations don’t pay taxes. Else they cannot provide their shareholders with the same amount of reductions. Even your best friend Bernie Sanders and Nancy Pelosi agree with this theory. So don’t try to slam my economic theories, it’s unfortunate that the majority of Canadians don’t make up you morally corrupt Torontonians and Montrealers that think it’s wise to grow an economy by making corporations pay more so that they scare jobs away. You don’t have to get mad at me just for getting the facts straight. You scandal plagued Radical-left Neoliberals and Paleoliberals that they have literally made the largest debt than all previous Prime Ministers combined. And no I’m not from America or Alberta. The bottom line is that Liberalism and Socialism just doesn’t work in anything you might think of. Rather than judging the book by its cover I want you to take a look at other socialist countries like Venezuela. Just look at how much money they’ve spent and the size of their debt. And you wanna talk about teenage workers?? How about checking out Vancouver where they have the highest gas prices in North America. The highest housing bubble than NYC and Chicago with a tripled population. Well guess what. Certainly not like you would care but the people of Vancouver spoke up in the recent election and FIRED that incompetent radical woke-left wing NDP mayor. Every province in Canada is cutting their gas taxes and during the 2008 recession when these so called “Albertan Conservatives were in power they banned the Bank of Canada from raising interest rates and kept taxes and GST low. You Lefties also seem to be less educated people since you never answer questions and flip flop from the actual topic. You wanna talk about Propaganda you Left-Wave Length 😂??? Look in the Mirror. You sure sound like a tough cookie. I bet Spendmeet Singh and TrickledTrudeau and their chronies at cbc aka their propaganda arm who are all about to go down in flames in the next election just like that NDP mayor of Vancouver, I bet all of them would appreciate you taking their side with your lies and conspiracy theories to avoid the facts and reality. So no need to mislead people in the KZbin comments section just to spread misinformation on your radical far-left ideologies. At least do it to save your image as you will look like a fool here when you type such things. 😂😂😂😂😂 I’m actually surprised😂😂 That’s your reasoning to defend Trudeau, Singh and Biden’s woke-left socialist agenda??? I actually laughed😂😂😂😂

[@wavelength7503]

@@ebrahimfawad940 Under normal circumstances, and if a were communicating with a sound mind. I would prolong my conversation. But unfortunately reading your sick and demented theories, and the lack of social development on how to not keep a society functioning. It is not worth the time spent reading or answering. The extreme conservatism you display, is a sickness. Not a political choice. Yes conservatives will get voted back in, it's how the political system has been running for decades, and conservatives will drag the country to near bankruptcy, and the liberals will get voted back in to repair it. As I said ,I'll reiterate. You're issue of comprehension as well as misunderstanding of words. To explain Neoliberalism, it is something that you have been preaching" Corporations are your God, and should run our elections,and" elected " politicians, and keep the voters in the kneeling position ,and take the hand outs they will allow them" . No longer interested in the irony in your twisted logic, and mumbling you have to offer. You will be talking to yourself from here on. You sound like a cliche, with robotic tendencies. Can you not come up with thoughts, ideas of your own. Stay off Fox CNN etc. Yup! you are the extreme of the far right conservative/ Republican mind. I'm surprised you haven't waved your Confederate flag, Trump flag, swastika flags, and stars & strips. You know ! Like your extreme, Oath keepers, 3 percenters, proud boys, "freedom" convoy etc But I do understand neocons justify twisted logic. Itv makes sense to a neocon, that American multinationals in Canada should pay none livable wages, so they can take all their profits home. It's ironic how the extreme right like you have a problem with democracy and the majority rule, as the majority of Canada are in Ontario Quebec. It's so sad you know nothing about the places you mention, or I doubt ever been. To compare Vancouver Canada real estate to Manhattan, is a west coast ego fulfilment. I have many friends in Manhattan, and know the cost of living very well. As well as I know Vancouver BC as I have lived all over Canada, and know the mentality of jealous/ bigotry of right wing canuckers, because they have difficulty figuring out what the meaning is of being Canadian, besides being patriotic to the USA. I guess it must hurt that the NDP led the province of BC. Go cry somewhere else. 😂😂😂😂

[@stevemarshall3986]

Carbon taxes are the main culprit. Increase the cost of fuel you increase the cost of everything from production and delivery of food. You can thank Trudeau's carbon taxes for that. Not to mention his inflationary spending/money printing.

[@unclejed2431]

We give away 4 to 6 dozen eggs every week to our neighbors because they are not graded and the local food bank can't take them. Yeah bureaucracy!!!

[@camobuff]

Hmmm... it sounds like you guys don't pay enough taxes, we have to give more money to CBC news.

[@ICR8K]

I hate CBC and CTV government run state media but I will always try and support my fellow Canadian in rough times.

[@createone100]

Heather, ‘one in three IS using’, not ‘one in three ARE using’. Why can news reporters so seldom get subject-verb agreement?

[@freddytang2128]

have you never misspoke or had a typo in your life?

[@kpleh7598]

Sadly, the cost of food will go up even higher after Trudeau's April 1st carbon tax increase ... even more people will be accessing food banks.

[@DerekLefebvre]

I really should use a food bank, but I'm too shy to go to theses places. I be willing to work in a food bank to receive some food, but as i said going to one of these places I'm just to shy to go there.

[@AdwoaHema]

Dont feel shy. I volunteer at a Food Bank and we are happy to help everyone. There is no judgment.

[@DB-sm6eu]

There is no shame in needing what hundreds of thousands of other Canadians need

[@DerekLefebvre]

@@AdwoaHema Thanks, It's just how I feel about going there, I just shy, and would feel embrace for needing help. Even though that I'm on Ow and know I don't have enough money.

[@DerekLefebvre]

@@DB-sm6eu I know it's just how I feel inside.

[@lizliz4186]

@@DerekLefebvre perhaps you can find another reason to tell yourself to go. I don't know what ow is but if 100% of people receiving ow go to the food bank wouldn't that be evidence that those on ow need to be paid more? So in a way be helping everybody on everybody do by showing me for an increase. Good luck

[@SnowWhite-hr4ho]

I know CBC should donate their share of government funding to the food banks to make up for their behavior

[@lukewalker4813]

I eat one meal a day and go hungry all the time, but thats just my diet.

[@JHW44]

Me too, but hey at least I’ll be prepared when I need to quit eating so my children can lol

[@giovannisalamon2706]

The need to increase OW so people can afford to buy food.

[@shauncameron8390]

While impeding taxpayers' ability to buy food in the process.

[@trevorhebert5297]

ODSP needs a increase also.

[@giovannisalamon2706]

@@trevorhebert5297 They at least got an increaae and better clawbacks to $1000.

[@scottmcfarlane7524]

Are the going hungy or is it people just asking for hand outs?

[@rastareptilerescue]

Half and half 😄 cannada bredda

[@jay6.7powerstroke63]

PP been saying this for weeks now

[@wavelength7503]

Pee Pee a Corporation conservative party CCP. Trump told you he was going to empty the swamp. And you believe him ,of course. Sell your right wing propaganda to those who love DEMAGOGUES.

[@EnnuinerDog]

PP is a grifter. Conservatives hate Trudeau so they want to vote in Trudeau on steroids lol

[@colej7973]

but lets keep sending money to Ukraine send some to Poland well your at it to

[@czurbandanaz]

I volunteer In the food recovery in kimberley bc the need double as well...can blame anybody 9$ salad crazy

[@rickson50]

"Per cent" is that the price?

[@lizliz4186]

😂🤣😂

[@lizliz4186]

Basic income supplement.

[@indram5384]

We need to see prices reduced for groceries, so consumers can afford to buy groceries. Every thing is going up and up

[@t-bone6942]

If it wasn’t for the food bank we couldn’t save any money.

[@shauncameron8390]

A product of Justin's father's legacy.

[@hungrylittlebean]

We grow a lot of our own, including our own lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers.

[@colemarion9915]

Thats why they call it onterrible.......

[@massib4523]

Please someone tell me what is going on???

[@stevemarshall3986]

The Trudeau government and their carbon taxes and inflationary money printing/spending. Vote for Pierre Poilievre next election.

[@blademan4089]

GTA…. Enjoy using the food banks and Remember to keep voting Liberal….

[@qwe123941]

we are in a war. what do you expect?

[@ggavin9934]

Prices up, wages stagnate. We as consumers must also do our part. Cut back on alcohol/tobacco? Stop drinking $6+ coffees? Gifts? Eating out?

[@leslieross9729]

Disney Plus. If we only had a government.

[@rastareptilerescue]

Wah happens weh yuh do Dat and still cyaan get by? Canada 🤣

[@bramptonjeff81]

This is a failure of capitalism

[@EnnuinerDog]

@Communication Failure7600 The irony of saying this under a video about food banks being stretched too thin to feed everyone in a capitalist country.

[@jayray1714]

@Communication Failure7600 Whatabout whatabout whatabout. We're a capitalist society here in Canada, idc about some third or fourth world country

[@bramptonjeff81]

@Communication Failure7600 because of sanctions from the west and embargoes not because the system doesn’t work

[@bramptonjeff81]

@Communication Failure7600 name one country that the USA didn’t coup invade or sanction than I will believe you

[@wavelength7503]

Why doesn't mainstream media like CBC etc, do journalism, and get into the root causes. Multi nationals retailers, fast food multinationals ,and similar who are recording, MASSIVE PROFITS... BUT REFUSE TO PAY LIVING WAGES, resulting In food banks. And the Canadian tax payers, that includes those who go to food banks. Canadian/ Ontario tax payers are making up for these Corporations who won't pay living wages, by donating their spare dollars and profiting corporations getting hand outs from tax payers. Time to get corporations to pay living wages, and close the gap from the extreme wealthy corporations who pay nothing. .

[@grantbablitz9835]

Chrystia Freeland said 'financially unsheltered Canadians will need to sacrifice'. It costs a million dollar to shoot down a twenty thousand dollar drone in Ukraine. People are going to need to sacrifice more "Slava Zelensky"!

[@romeoandjuliet6522]

I am getting Hungary need a pizza ans italian pasta 😝

[@grantbablitz9835]

"You will have nothing and be happy"

[@grantbablitz9835]

The Karen's that run Alberta could care less! Both in power and opposition.

[@sandylally3321]

Lot of extremist comments here.. it’s sad the division in US is seeping here through comments like “those immigrants all taking our jobs”, really? There’s lots of openings for the same low pay jobs … they will work wherever… fields and fast food shops.. Thank the Lord they do, so we can get our Ice Capps and burgers and fries.

[@shauncameron8390]

At lower prices, because you're not prepared to pay higher prices had you been served by Canadians.

[@sandylally3321]

I don’t eat “junk food as a rule, doesn’t affect me, yes, you are prob right though about other canadians.

[@lawrencerobles6207]

They should let all people use food banks regardless of income.

[@bnice8940]

@Itchicus Scrotumus This is happening in Ontario as well. I contributed cases of tuna and peanut butter to an organization who helps the needy. I couldn't believe what I saw too: A brand new Mercedes-Benz with a carload of children going to the food bank. Really! ????

[@JJs_playground]

​@@bnice8940 I'm thankful for what I have and the position I'm in and want to help the less fortunate. But my concern about donating to the food bank, how can you be sure it's going to the people that really need it.

[@bnice8940]

@@JJs_playground Hi Jameel. I feel the same way as you do.

[@leslieross9729]

@Itchicus Scrotumus I think I know

[@stevemarshall3986]

That is the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard.

[@happyguy8725]

I volunteered at one before. I now for a fact people use food banks that don't need to. I also know for a fact people who volunteer take foods as payment and horde good or expensive items. Food Bank BS

[@chance891]

Trudeaus canada!