Selon l'organisme Feed Nova Scotia, la banque centrale d'alimentation de ma province, les chiffres pour mars 2012 montrent que 23 561 Néo- Écossais ont eu recours aux banques d'alimentation; que les services de repas et les refuges de la province ont servi 202 419 repas; et que depuis 2008, le nombre de personnes ayant recours aux banques d'alimentation a augmenté de 39,3 p. 100. C'est consternant.
According to FEED NOVA SCOTIA, the umbrella food bank in my province, the numbers in March of 2012 show that 23,561 Nova Scotians were assisted by food banks; 202,419 meals were served by meal programs and shelters throughout the province during the same time frame; and there has been a 39.3 per cent increase in the number of individuals accessing food banks since 2008. That is shocking.