Those conclusions were reached after the Canadian Medical Association held a series of town hall meetings and heard from something like a thousand people.
The provincial co-ordinator of the Common Front for Social Justice Jean-Claude Basque isn't surprised at the extent of food insecurity in New Brunswick. He says the main problem is that people in the province on the lower end of the income ladder just don't make enough money.
He claims if you're working, you should not be in a position where it's tough to eat well because you're not making enough money.
Basque tells CHSJ News if you have to rely on food banks, as more and more people in the province are doing, you likely won't have access to fruits and vegetables.
