> A total of 95% of those relying on Feed Scarborough were not born in the country, while 72% had only been in Canada a year or less. I wonder how they collect

> A total of 95% of those relying on Feed Scarborough were not born in the country, while 72% had only been in Canada a year or less. I wonder how they collected these statistics. Do food banks seriously hand out forms asking people to fill out (a) their country of birth, (b) how long they'd lived in Canada? Conservatives and right-wing media in general have shown a proclivity towards making up false statistics and false numbers, if it advances some conservative cause. For example, fake scientific papers denying climate change, or fabricated (un)scientific papers saying that the COVID vaccine is somehow dangerous. I would not trust data someone puts forward blindly. I agree with the sibling comment that: > Anecdotally, I’m an immigrant in Canada, and every other immigrant I’ve ever met is comfortably in the top half of society income-wise, with the majority in the top 10%. This is true in my case as well.