Canada Failed Its Seniors — And the Numbers Are Brutal

Senior poverty in Canada is rising fast, and it didn’t happen by accident. In this episode of Tap the Maple, we break down why seniors are suddenly turning to food banks, how inflation and housing costs crushed fixed incomes, and how Ottawa ignored years of warnings that this was coming.Using data from Statistics Canada, senior advocacy groups, and policy researchers, we expose how a decade of political neglect turned retirement into a financial trap. Who predicted this? Why were they ignored? And what happens if Canada keeps pretending seniors are “fine”?