Food bank use SURGES as Carney unveils grocery rebate

Marc Patrone speaks with Daily Bread Food Bank CEO Neil Hetherington, who says rising housing and grocery costs are pushing employed Canadians into food insecurity.

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After nearly ten months of steadily rising grocery prices, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced new measures aimed at easing the affordability crisis, centred on a significant expansion of the GST credit.

The federal government plans to spend almost $10 billion over five years, boosting the GST credit by 25 per cent. The incre…