Thread by @timethief

1/2 A growing number of folks realize that California is where they get their produce from & it's been slammed by forest fires, floods, etc. so they are going to grow their own veggies this year and escape the high prices in the grocery chain stores.

2/2 An estimated two-thirds of all produce consumed in Canada is imported from the U.S. accounting for approximately 37% of Canada's fresh fruit imports in 2021. California exported $4.8 Billion to Canada, including: $1.7B in fruits and nuts & $203M in vegetables and roots.

I live on a Gulf Island where the best weather conditions found in Canada are found so I purchase FRESH produce from organic farmers at farm gates and at Farmer's Markets twice weekly. Hubby also grows some of our veggies.
Are you now or will you be growing your own produce?

Canadian #foodinsecurity by the numbers. A look at some of the staggering statistics behind the national crisis macleans.ca/food-insecurit…

In Canada, a country of considerable wealth and abundant farmland, 5.8 million people struggle to access the food that they need. Canada does not have a food shortage problem, but we do have a #poverty problem. #foodinsecurity feedopportunity.com/understanding-…

1/2 #FoodInsecurity in #Canada 2021 In 2021, 5.8 million lived in food-insecure households across the ten provinces. Unlike some other recent reports that have suggested dramatic changes in food insecurity through the pandemic, we find little change in the rate since 2019.

2/2 Canada has systematically monitored household food insecurity since 2005. Webegan reporting the statistics from this monitoring with the goal of providing a tool to track trends and identify priorities for intervention proof.utoronto.ca/wp-content/upl…

#Alberta tops #foodinsecurity rates across Canadian provinces: report Aug 19, 2022 edmontonjournal.com/news/local-new…

1/2 The #povertyrate in 2018 was 11% based on Canada's Official Poverty Line. This means that 3.98 million Canadians, or 1 in 9, were living in poverty in 2018. Building Understanding: The First Report of the National Advisory Council on Poverty canada.ca/en/employment-…

2/2 The Government of Canada’s #PovertyReductionStrategy has set an overall target of reducing poverty by 20% by 2020 and by 50% by 2030. The government is on track to meet its overall goal. PDF canada.ca/content/dam/es…

Better Support for Low-income Workers liberal.ca/our-platform/b…

A re-elected Liberal government will:
Continue to expand the #CanadaWorkersBenefit to support about 1 million additional Canadians in low-wage jobs, helping them return to work and increasing benefits for Canada’s most vulnerable, who will be eligible for up to $1,400 a year.

A re-elected Liberal government will:
Ensure that Canadians who qualify for the #CanadaWorkersBenefit are automatically enrolled, and that the benefit is delivered on a quarterly basis.

A re-elected Liberal government will:
Continue to ensure that secondary earners—mostly women—can exclude up to $14,000 of their working income when income-testing the #CanadaWorkersBenefit, so that families can receive up to $2,400.

#CanadaWorkersBenefit – Overview
canada.ca/en/revenue-age…

#CanadaWorkersBenefit – Eligibility
canada.ca/en/revenue-age…

#CanadaWorkersBenefit - Claim and apply
canada.ca/en/revenue-age…

#CanadaWorkersBenefit (CWB) – How much you can expect to receive
canada.ca/en/revenue-age…

Now contrast what the Liberals propose to this:
"Make Canada Work for People Who've Done the Work"
@PierrePoilievre who voted against #CERB shares a press release amending the budget that reflects zero compassion for low income earners and the #disabled & suggests #taxcuts ⬇️

@PierrePoilievre advocates #taxcuts that fuel #inflation. #Taxcuts reduce govt revenues & services creating either budget #deficit or increased sovereign #debt. They benefit the rich at the expense of the poor, as social services that benefit lower income people are cut.

@PierrePoilievre advocates against #carbontax omitting that B.C. Manitoba & Quebec have had both carbon tax and income triggered carbon tax rebates/credits for low income earners since 2008.

#Climateactiontaxcredit The B.C. climate action tax credit is a quarterly payment that helps offset the impact of the carbon taxes paid by individuals and families. www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/ta…

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