1 in 5 Canadian Households Facing ‘Energy Poverty’

1 in 5 Canadian Households Facing ‘Energy Poverty’
A pedestrian walks past snow-covered palm trees in Vancouver, on Dec. 18, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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As many as one in five Canadian households face “energy poverty” due to high energy costs, according to research from McGill University.
More Canadians “potentially suffer” from energy poverty than from food insecurity, with 6 to 19 percent of Canadian households affected, research from McGill University’s geography department has found.
Jennifer Cowan
Jennifer Cowan
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Jennifer Cowan is a writer and editor with the Canadian edition of The Epoch Times.
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