A new report on poverty challenges both Liberals and Conservatives

The Food Banks Canada report usefully focuses political attention on a segment of the population that badly needs it. That presents an immediate challenge for the Liberal government — but the Conservatives are also challenged to explain exactly how they’d do things differently.

A new report on poverty challenges both Liberals and Conservatives
Street navigators help relocate residents from the homeless encampment in Victoria Park in Halifax's downtown on Monday, March 4, 2024.

The Food Banks Canada report usefully focuses political attention on a segment of the population that badly needs it. That presents an immediate challenge for the Liberal government — but the Conservatives are also challenged to explain exactly how they’d do things differently.