It’s the election issue poverty experts say no one wants to discuss but it’s costing the Niagara community $1.3 billion a year.

“Poverty doesn’t get talked about,” said Lori Kleinsmith, a health promotor with Bridges Community Health Centre in Port Colborne. “The P word is rarely mentioned.”

She said the fact Canada doesn’t have a national action plan on poverty is a big part of the problem.

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