The Mississauga Food Bank CEO testifies on grocery rebate at House of Commons Finance Committee 

What a shame, she's asking the government for assistance, the very people who created this MESS.

How about first, and foremost, reducing the tax burden on taxpayers by cutting the carbon tax. I’ll bet that will, within a few weeks or months, that will reduce the numbers of people having to use the food banks nation wide. It won’t stop the need for food banks but will reduce it. Food banks are and have been a critically vital means of feeding people who are struggling to make ends meet. The carbon tax makes this even more difficult for these people because, even if they are not being taxed directly the cost of food and essential services are increasing because of the carbon taxes.

There might be a need for food banks, but when people put booze, cars, cell phones, children they never could afford, smokes, and tattoos ahead of feeding them selves…. It’s like feeding pigeons, the more you give them, the more show up.

We don't need more government intrusion into our lives. What we need is a different government. So those who still feel the need to vote lib or ndp all I have to say is thanks for bringing down this road of deprivation and suicide.

Why do so many Canadians put faith in the problem solving skills of those who created the problems in the first place?

It's obvious Government could care less about people struggling these days, prime example look at the person behind her playing on his phone instead of paying attention of what she's saying.

Your grocery bill will balance itself.

You're talking to those that created the problem!! Massive overspending with printed money and ever-increasing carbon tax on everything that moves, is driving up inflation. Making Canada completely unaffordable to live in. Thus destroying the middle class.

Feed Canadians first. Please and thank you. The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

What about single seniors

Please start community gardens and teach people how to grow veggies. Canada has more land than people!! Many will let you borrow land for growing. Teach people to fish !!!

Well said

SHAME SHAME ON EVERYONE IN THIS CABINET…8.5 BILLIONS FOR THE WAR IN UKRAIN.NOTHING FOR CANADIAN IN NEED.

No, No more money to throw at bad programs, jobs, is what is needed, get these people working, free stuff just allows more and more people to sit on there asses and do nothing. It’s a stop gap only and all it should be, 8 million in Mississauga only, enough is enough. We need jobs and people need to stop getting money, our money to sit at home and do nothing. Period

For all that supported Liberals/NDP,...JUST REMEMBER, ..YOU WANTED THIS!

Stop taking our earnings from us and we can afford to buy food ourselves…..

Why is she encouraging legalized theft ? Whats her cut ?

In BC welfare and disability pay $4500 for rent a year... If you find a doctor ? WCB OR EI don't want to pay..! Government Services are broken so.. Maid !

How much money she as a CEO making??? While asking for aid

When middle class start using food banks because of TRUTURD policies.

I'm born-to-lose autistic. I hate food banks-having to stand in line for half a day with smokers, then to get stale old shitty food that you have to rush to eat before it is compost. Everyone should get to choose and eat fresh! I hate la Bouchee Generouse in QC! Le Cafe Centreville is better 50 cents for a meal which is good resto quality 80% of the time, no long lines.

Fire Trudeau!!¡

Not surprised

she looks like she's never missed a meal.

So we're putting people from other countries instead of own impoverished elderly and disabled....what could go wrong

Our governments, no matter municipal, provincial, or federal, they have so many money to use to help the poor of low level peoples in order to obtain their votes in coming elections. When governments have no money to pay the welfare, increase of taxes is one of the best way to support the political party to protect their position in the government. If increase in taxes results in a large objection from the taxpayers, the government will use the last resource to increase income and that is "selling bonds". No taxpayers will suffer from "selling bonds" for the current year and coming few years in taxes payment. But it is a bomb for my future generations.

We Need Government legislation to force Grocery Stores to stop being greedy and stop increasing prices every other month. More Government legislation to stop Landlords being greedy on rent prices. Not a band aid Grocery rebate that only helps for a few days of food but won't do nothing to help anyone long term. We need long term Government legislation to stop Corporations and landlords being greedy and taking advantage of people. Also legislation that forces Companies to increase employees salaries to actually match inflation. Also Government to increase disability payments to be double what they are now to actually help those in need. This would actually help people long term.

What's her yearly salary. Every dollar donated ,how much goes to the food bank.

it would be nice if mississauga helped to vote out liberals. this issue is directly linked to liberal misguided policies. quantitative easing, horrendous debt, new taxes on farmer fertilizers, three increases on fuel for deliveries - and there are more reasons why..... but i implore to the ppl of mississauga to strategic vote conservative. the ppl of toronto are a different animal. the ppl here are disciples of the liberal party and nothing factual or reasonable will sway their minds..... but mississauga you have voted both parties in the past.... so your vote is a more cerebral one.

No, more, reciever, the, money, allowonce, grocery,

How many people refuse to work, but rely on the food bank?

Smoke and mirrors. Cost has not jumped from 2.5 to 8 million" owing to real estate, living wage and relative grocery cost increases. Let's get real please. Thats a 200%+ increase. I'd fire the CEO if that's the best they could do. Your 'cost' shouldn't be representing the increase in funding/contributions spent to fund pandemic demands.

I was born, after 72 hrs labour, 2 mos. premature and autistic. I went on to almost die 150X in my first 18 mos. in an incubator. I was "saved" rfor what? A long stupid life of poeverty and failure. If docs didn't have the hear to tell my mom that i wasn't viable then at age 18, I should have had my bleak future told to me and given a cyanide capsule to use should I so choose-poverty best nipped in the bud! There are millions like me!

We don't need programs. We need less government, less tax. Period

Folks are flooding to use food banks because RENT and GROCERY costs have run amuck. Until government(s) are prepared to legislate control of these costs, the 5% will continue to drive more and more people to food banks. National housing strategy is needed, not runaway funding to foodbanks.

Higher employment less poverty.

Boring.

This lady looks like she ate most of the food in the food bank

Hand out cigarettes, booze and drugs to those who want them to keep them out of the lines for those who truly want and need food. I hate charity, I waited yrs to get subsidized housing and this year I got it only to reject it. Why-because in all of Quebec City-there is not one single non-smoking unit, bldg. wing, floor-anything FFS. I might rather be homeless-at least the air will be fresher!

Funny how not one person in government are complaining about the price of food/ gas/ rent etc... and none of them are worried about feeding their family. And why is that, are the government not the middle class???? if they are not then they are upper, then they should have the luxury tax imposed on them.