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All-Party Interfaith Caucus

Over the past few years, the All-Party Interfaith Caucuses (APIC) have brought government

representatives and faith traditions together to dialogue on pressing societal challenges. This

year, we gather amid an escalating reality of unaffordability that is causing deep concern and

placing increasing strain on British Columbians across the province. With this pressing backdrop,

we invite participants to explore a theme that sits at the very heart of human dignity and social

cohesion.

Affordability and Sustainability:

Securing Well-Being for All Generations

Addressing affordability and sustainability will require cooperation among governments, faith

communities, businesses, non-profit organizations, Indigenous communities, and citizens working

together for the common good.

Today, the compounding crises of affordability are reshaping daily life in British Columbia. The

teachings of the world's major faith and spiritual traditions call upon us to protect, cherish, and

care for those who are vulnerable and in need. When basic necessities are chronically out of

reach, it is not merely a financial crisis; it is a challenge to our collective moral responsibility to

ensure that every human being has the resources required to thrive and flourish.

To anchor this discussion, we consider four vital sectors of provincial life: Food Insecurity,

Housing Insecurity, Health & Well-Being, and Isolation Across Generations.

The Path toward Constructive, Systemic Solutions

Motivated by the universal spiritual principle that "the well-being of the individual lies in the well-

being of all," the Council wishes to explore, in a constructive way, both the root causes of our

affordability challenges as well as potential solutions. To achieve this greater purpose, we invite all

Parties to transcend traditional partisan lines and, together with government leadership and

community partners, foster a shared consensus that ensures our environmental, social, and

economic solutions are coherent, widely supported, and collaboratively executed across the

province.

The Council believes that drawing upon spiritual principles can help guide effective and just

responses to these challenges. Such actions increase the potential for equitable, long-term and

sustainable solutions while fostering the collective will needed to implement enduring measures.

By grounding our policy choices and working in a spirit of collaboration, these enduring principles,

can move us beyond divisions to build a province where no generation or community is left behind.

Please join us at this virtual forum

that focuses on this timely and relevant theme that impacts all generations!

For the Zoom Link email: multifaith.summit.council@gmail.com