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A federal affordability measure announced this week that will put an additional $20 million into a food infrastructure fund is good but not necessarily what’s needed now, says Feed N.B.’s Stéphane Sirois.
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Hannah Rudderham · CBC News
· Posted: Jan 28, 2026 11:21 AM EST | Last Updated: 4 minutes ago
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Stéphane Sirois, executive director of Feed N.B., said New Brunswick is still seeing an increase in food bank visits, although the rate of the increase is slowing down. (Shane Magee/CBC)
A New Brunswick food bank supplier says a $20 million addition to a food infrastructure fund is good but not necessarily what’s needed right now.
On Monday, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced affordability measures to help Canadians cope with the rising cost of living.
One measure directed $20 million into the Local Food Infrastructure Fund to ease pressures on food banks.
Stéphane Sirois, executive director of Feed N.B., a non-profit that serves food banks and school programs across the province, said the fund has previously been used by Feed N.B.
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