Tuesday, March 15, 2016

ENERGY POVERTY IN CANADA

A new study by the Fraser Institute says the rising cost of electricity is increasing energy poverty in Canada, with more than one million households now spending more than 10% of their incomes solely on electricity and home heating fuel.  When the cost of a third necessity for most families — gasoline — is added in, the number of households in energy poverty soars to 2,678,293, or almost one in five, at 19.4%.
 

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  1. Gee..lucky for us the long form census is back this year to point energy poverty out to the federal government eh

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