Charities in the Halifax area are worried about Donald Trump‘s plan to place a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian goods.
They say many people are already struggling to make ends meet amid the high cost of living, and this will only worsen the situation.
“It’s very nerve-wracking for us,” said Romaine Rhoden with Parker Street Food & Furniture Bank.
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Beacon House — which operates a food bank, thrift store and shelter — has also seen more people coming through its doors. Currently, it serves about 1,500 people each month, and that number keeps rising.
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“If the cost of food goes up, the cost of fuel, we’re well prepared — or getting prepared — will be prepared to take care of those numbers,” said Jim Gunn, Beacon House Interfaith Society board chair.
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