October 18, 2013
Huffington Post (Canada)
Megan Hooft
Why Food Charity Won’t Solve Canada’s Hunger Problem
To focus on food charity is to ignore the root of the problem. Yes, people need access to emergency food in tough times – that is why food banks were created – but over 30 years later food banks have boomed and their numbers steadily increased. Ending hunger is not about charity, it is about justice and respect for human rights.