Canada nearly fails poverty report card due to housing, food insecurity

CHCH News Anchor Taz Boga spoke with the CEO of Food Banks Canada, Kirstin Beardsley about Canada’s nearly failing grade on Food Banks Canada’s Poverty Report Card.

This follows a new report from Food Banks Canada that says food insecurity continues to rise.

The charity’s 2025 Poverty Report Card gives Canada a failing grade on food insecurity and unemployment.

But scoring a “C” for legislative progress makes the overall mark a “D.”

Citing data from Statistics Canada, the report suggests one-in-four Canadians deal with some form of food insecurity, ranging from worrying about running out of food to going full days without eating.

But the agency says new government programs like Canada’s National School Food Program show promise in easing some of the financial strain.

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