With more Canadians using food banks, one advocacy group wants HST rebates expanded

The Affordability Action Council says the HST/GST rebate should be more than double what it is now, and paid out monthly. The group says that could cost Canada billions of dollars every year, but it could also keep millions of low-income Canadians from going hungry.

With more Canadians using food banks, one advocacy group wants HST rebates expanded
Tomato soup from a food bank in Charlottetown, P.E.I.

The Affordability Action Council says the HST/GST rebate should be more than double what it is now, and paid out monthly. The group says that could cost Canada billions of dollars every year, but it could also keep millions of low-income Canadians from going hungry.