Ameera Shivji discussed with CBC how people in Calgary are having to make tradeoffs on which bills to pay as the cost of energy continues to rise.

"We hear about people making tradeoffs all the time. So, for instance, people choosing not to eat in order to pay their electricity bill, and keeping their house uncomfortably cold so that they will keep their bills lower. And we hear about people choosing to give up a prescription, or taking them on odd or even days, just so that they can afford to eat."

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