At least the CTV pointed the finger at the right source of this problem, the province- the Doug Ford Conservative Government

"Ontario food banks cutting back amid ‘unprecedented surge in demand’"

Feed Ontario said that every region in the province saw “double-digit increases” in usage over the last year, noting that this is the second consecutive year that food banks in the province have seen an “unprecedented surge in demand.”

The report also notes that about 50 per cent of food banks have cut wrap-around services due to a lack of resources.

“Food banks are doing everything they can to keep their doors open and their shelves full, but when donors start turning into clients, an impossible situation starts to emerge,” Stewart said.

“Food banks do not have the resources to adequately meet the level of need in our province. As a result, even with the help of food banks, people and families are going hungry.”

The organization said that over the past four years, food banks have seen an 80 per cent increase in the number of households who rent and a 109 per cent increase in the number of people who are experiencing some form of homelessness.

About one in four food bank users are employed, the report adds, and about 42 per cent of those visitors indicate that they are earning minimum wage or less.

Improvements to the Ontario Works program as well as the Ontario Disability Support Program and investments in affordable housing are among the policy recommendations made in the report.

“We cannot feed our way out of an affordability crisis,” the report states.

“It is only through policies and programs that support the well-being of all people that Ontario will be able to stitch the fabric of our province back together again.”
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toronto.ctvnews.ca/ontario-foo…

In the least surprising news of the day, we find that UN-sponsored talks aimed at producing a treaty to reduce plastic production and pollution have failed. 🙁
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Countries negotiating a global treaty to curb plastic pollution failed to reach agreement, with more than 100 nations wanting to cap production while a handful of oil producers were prepared only to target plastic waste.

Delegates remained far apart on the basic scope of a treaty and could agree only to postpone key decisions and to resume talks at a later date.

Plastic production is on track to triple by 2050, and microplastics have been found in the air, in fresh produce, and in human breast milk.

China, the United States, India, South Korea, and Saudi Arabia were the top five plastic-producing nations in 2023.
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FULL STORY -- reuters.com/business/environme…
SEE ALSO -- politico.eu/article/un-plastic…

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