Mehul Prajapati, an international student in Canada, made a video about using a food bank at school. The vitriol he received was intense

Mehul Prajapati, an international student in Canada, made a video about using a food bank at school. The vitriol he received was intense

  • atro_city@fedia.io
    512·
    5 months ago

    It soon emerged that he had only worked there as an intern last fall, a 17-week contract that ended in December and didn’t pay $98,000 a year. The website Moneycontrol also reported that he is on a student visa and can’t even work full-time in Canada.

    People will believe anything online. They just want to get riled up.

    I think the bigger story here though is that food banks are necessary in Canada.

    • some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
      12·
      5 months ago

      It’s a school program, not a food bank.

      Meanwhile, the “food bank” to which the student was referring was revealed to be a university program and not a public food bank. And it echoed much of what he was saying in the video that got people so riled up.

      On the website for the program, which is run by the Laurier Students’ Public Interest Research Group and Martin Luther University College, it notes: “If you are experiencing marginal, moderate or severe food insecurity, our program is for you to come and take what you need.”

      It adds: “Take as much as you need. We do not limit how much students take because we don’t know how much you need. However, please keep in mind that the supplies we have must be shared amongst many.”

      • atro_city@fedia.io
        101·
        5 months ago

        It’s a food bank by the uni for uni students. Regardless, students shouldn’t even require something like that in Canada. There’s a deeper problem.

    • phoenixz@lemmy.ca
      11·
      5 months ago

      Not only are they necessary, they can now barely keep up with demand. Prices have soared, leaving many people behind not able to make a living anymore.