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Who does Budget 2026 help? Not the 1 in 3 Canadians skipping meals to cope with grocery costs

Who does Budget 2026 help? Not the 1 in 3 Canadians skipping meals to cope with grocery costs

When it comes to Canada’s progress on poverty alleviation, the 2026 federal Budget isn’t helping. It privileges corporate welfare over the needs...

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The Conversation

Tracy Smith-Carrier

Who does Budget 2026 help? Not the 1 in 3 three Canadians skipping meals to cope with grocery costs

Who does Budget 2026 help? Not the 1 in 3 three Canadians skipping meals to cope with grocery costs

When it comes to Canada’s progress on poverty alleviation, the 2026 federal Budget isn’t helping. It privileges corporate welfare over the needs...

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The Conversation

Tracy Smith-Carrier

Canada’s rising poverty and food insecurity have deep structural origins

Though Canada, on paper, is committed an adequate standard of living, it needs social and economic laws to become more enforceable.

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The Conversation

Tracy Smith-Carrier