Food insecurity will increase in Pangnirtung, Nunavut, following voucher program's end: report
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A new report looks at the impact of the federal food voucher program in the hamlet of Pangnirtung. Hundreds of children used the now-axed program for last 14 months, with 98 per cent of people who participated in a survey saying they couldn't afford food before it.
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