Maria Rio

Where this writer stands

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Recent work

• Opinion | Food banks should not have to existOpinion · Toronto Star · Jan 12, 2023
• Opinion | Wanted: Real government action on food inflationOpinion · Toronto Star · Dec 14, 2022
• Opinion | ‘Should we turn people away?’: Your favourite charity is exhausted, overspent and overworkedOpinion · Toronto Star · Nov 15, 2022
• Opinion | How will candidates for city council address poverty in Toronto?Opinion · Toronto Star · Sep 14, 2022
• Opinion: Ontario’s shockingly low social assistance rates are failing Toronto familiesOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Aug 19, 2022
• Opinion | ‘Philanthropy is broken’: How The Stop Community Food Centre is moving away from donor-centric fundraising to prioritize communityOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 7, 2022
• Opinion | It is time for a living wage that improves social connectedness for all CanadiansOpinion · Toronto Star · Apr 3, 2022