Politicos aim to place poverty on legislative radar

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The Community Social Planning Council of Greater Victoria has successfully had every MLA and MP from the region sign the Community Action Plan on Poverty.

The CAPP outlines a framework to improve or expand affordable housing, food security, livable incomes and health outcomes for those living in poverty or struggling to get by. CAPP is touted as a non-partisan effort, and the opposition politicians kept rhetoric on low-boil.

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Source: Victoria News

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