Absolutely. We're seeing increases across all demographics. All of those who we would consider traditional food bank users—newcomers to Canada, seniors, folks on disability—are increasing, but we're seeing a lot of double-income homes accessing food banks. That is one of the most concerning trends we've seen in 2023. It's been growing steadily since 2019, in fact. What that means to us is that two income earners in the home are still not able to make ends meet.
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