Hunger in B.C. is at a record high, according to a new report of “unprecedented” food bank usage.

Surrey-based non-profit Food Banks BC’s annual Hunger Report shows nearly a quarter (24.4 per cent) of British Columbians are experiencing food insecurity, and food banks are struggling to keep up with a 79 per cent increase in demand since 2019.

Food Banks BC finds the crisis is not a matter of personal failure, but due to systemic issues of poverty and a weakened social safety net.

Executive Director Dan Huang-Taylor says it’s “deplorable” that anyone in the province should go hungry, and British Columbians should resist the normalization of the situation.

“Charities should not be expected to bear the responsibility for this work. Many charitable organizations, particularly in rural comm

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