Thirty-one per cent of Canadians say they have skipped meals or eaten smaller portions because they could not afford groceries, up from 27 per cent a year earlier, according to the Salvation Army's annual poverty survey, Global News reports. The share using food banks or other community supports rose from 11 to 15 per cent.
Young adults fared worst: 41 per cent of those aged 18 to 34 reported skipping meals and 23 per cent used food supports. Nearly nine in ten respondents said they feared the US trade war would push up everyday prices, and three in five said tariffs were already affecting their household. Half had dipped into savings to cover basic needs. The online poll of more than 1,500 people was carried out in September through the Angus Reid Forum and, as a non-probability sample, has no margin of error.
Source: Global News