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Hunger is an epidemic
Saturday, March 26th, 2011
March 25, 2011
… we Canadians congratulate ourselves for our generosity while simultaneously sneering at the poor on the grounds that they’re not really poor and could better themselves by simply getting jobs any time. But according to Food Banks Canada, more than 10 per cent of those turning to food banks to feed their children already have jobs. Another 6.6 per cent are pensioners. Another 15 per cent are disabled. Almost six per cent are going hungry on employment insurance while they look for work. And should they be unsuccessful and fall onto social assistance, more than half of them will have to start visiting a food bank in order to eat.
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