September 15, 2015
St. Catharines Standard
Karena Walter
Poverty advocates struggle to be heard in election
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.