‘This is an emergency’: Some Ontarians who can’t afford food pushed to breaking point

The number of Ontarians using food banks for the first time has soared 64 per cent since before the pandemic, according to Feed Ontario. As Mike Drolet reports, some people are so desperate for food, they’re now considering suicide.

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