I think that for many years we saw people who were barely getting by but were able to keep their heads above water. Now they are really struggling. The pandemic has shown that it can take a pandemic, the loss of a job or a broken-down car to send people into having to use a food bank. It's all these incremental things together that are causing more people to have to access a food bank.
On May 18th, 2023. See this statement in context.