Ahead of the EU-Canada summit in Montreal, Bloomberg reports that a draft communique says the full scope of EU associate membership for Canada will be defined next year, while both sides commit to tighter alignment on economic security. Food Banks Canada reported more than 2.3 million visits to food banks in March, another record, citing rising housing costs and food inflation. Conservative MP John Brassard criticised the Liberal government for awarding a $12 million security contract at the CRA to a US firm, a subsidiary of Allied Universal, which bid $80,000 less than the Commissionaires, a veterans' non-profit. An insolvency specialist described the housing market as "on its knees" and warned that a Bank of Canada rate hike next week would be damaging. Separately, CBC reported that more than 1.5 million Crime Stoppers tips were exposed in a data breach, leaving some tipsters fearful for their safety.
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