Food Banks Canada's 2023 Hunger Count Report, Israel-Hamas War Update, and BoC Announcement

According to 'Food Banks Canada', over 18% of people in Canada are struggling to put food on the table, forcing more and more people to turn to local food banks for support. We hear details on the findings of the "2023 Hunger Count Report" from Richard Matern, Director of Research from 'Food Banks Canada'. Earlier this week the death toll in Gaza officially crossed the 5,000 mark. We get the latest developments on the Israel-Hamas war from Elliot Tepper, Senior Fellow at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University. The Bank of Canada’s latest announcement regarding interest rates came down on Wednesday morning, with the rate being 'held' at 5%. We get reaction to the announcement from Nikola Gradojevic, Professor of Finance at the University of Guelph.