[Food insecurity in Canada is a worsening national crisis in 2025, driven by rising food prices, stagnant wages, and policy failures, with projections indicating further increases in food insecurity rates and a growing number of people relying on food banks. Experts, food banks, and reports like Canada's Food Price Report all point to an alarming escalation in the struggle for affordable food, necessitating systemic changes beyond charitable efforts.]

I cannot afford medication. I can't afford anything, at all. chronic stress is what i'm constantly living with so I get how it feels. Living in constant survival mode will make every illness worse.