自2019年以来,加拿大的食品银行使用量几乎翻了一番,2025年3月访问次数超过220万次,这促使人们呼吁政府采取紧急行动。 Food bank use in Canada nearly doubled since 2019, with over 2.2 million visits in March 2025, prompting calls for urgent government action.

加拿大粮食银行首席执行官Kirstin Beardsley警告说,粮食无保障危机正在恶化,自2019年以来,每月对粮食银行的访问几乎翻了一番,到2025年3月达到220万——现在,四分之一以上的加拿大人面临粮食无保障问题。 Food Bank Canada CEO Kirstin Beardsley warns of a worsening food insecurity crisis, with monthly food bank visits nearly doubling since 2019 to reach 2.2 million in March 2025—over one in four Canadians now face food insecurity. 她指出三分之一的使用者是儿童, 她敦促联邦政府采取行动, 提出临时杂货和必需品福利, 并实现就业保险现代化。 She called the surge "shocking," noting one-third of users are children, and urged the federal government to act, proposing a temporary groceries and essentials benefit and modernizing employment insurance. Beardsley计划向马克·卡尼总理和内阁提出这些建议。 Beardsley plans to present these recommendations to Prime Minister Mark Carney and cabinet.