Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Minister, Food Banks Canada says that food bank access has increased by 90% in the last five years, and that seniors are the fastest-growing group accessing them. Feed Ontario says that the number of seniors accessing food banks has roughly doubled in six years. The Central Okanagan Food Bank in my region now serves thousands of seniors, as food bank demand increased 59% in the last two years alone.
As the minister for seniors, have you gone to the Prime Minister and voiced your concern about the cost of living crisis that has increased food bank usage for seniors?