There's one person I know who owns her own home and can't afford to get a furnace. She qualifies through the RRAP program. It's amazing when you think about it, that a furnace could set someone back and put them in poverty, with the risk of homelessness. But she didn't have the money to pay for it. Does she freeze in her house?
So I think the RRAP program needs more funding. You can only apply once every two years if you have something wrong with your house. But utilities go up in price, and you can't afford to pay the bills. There are some preventative things we can do to assist people in their housing. With Calgary housing especially, I think we need more support to make those places energy efficient.
I don't think it's acceptable for a person to sit in their house in the dark because they're afraid to turn on a light bulb.