Power rate hikes hurt the working poor

As a stay-at-home mother, with three kids, we are what is termed “the working poor.”

I oppose the Nunavut Power Corp.’s rate increase. I understand that in a few years, the territorial subsidies will also be taken away. At this rate we will not be able to afford power.

With a rate increase and no subsidy, the only people who will be living in Nunavut are the very rich and the very poor.

We are considering leaving Nunavut when this happens. Is this the intention of the government of Nunavut and the energy corporation’s board to depopulate Nunavut?

Fiona Hunt
Iqaluit