I read a recent news release from FoodShare Toronto about budget 2021. It said the following, which struck me. It said:
We know that 65% of Canadians who experience food insecurity have jobs. Everyone has the right to feed themselves and their loved ones with dignity and joy—regardless of their participation in the labour market—but there are people in this country working full time jobs who are unable to feed their families.
I think you quoted the Ontario Living Wage Network that set the living wage for Toronto at a little over $22 per hour. You concluded that release by saying you wanted to see federal policies that set income supports and wages at levels that are actually livable for people in our city, meaning Toronto.
Having seen the budget come out now, are the federal income supports and wages set at livable levels in that budget? What was your reaction to the steps that were or were not taken?