Join TVO in Waterloo for this live recording of The Agenda with Steve Paikin.

175 Aboriginal and northern communities are not connected to the electrical grid in Canada. The majority rely on aging generator systems that run on diesel flown, trucked or shipped into the area at exorbitant economic and environmental cost. A lack of reliable energy causes blackouts, harmful power surges and acts as a tether limiting economic growth and desperately needed infrastructure development. Many “on-grid” Aboriginal communities also face mounting energy challenges. What solutions are available? What role does energy poverty play in the issues facing these communities? The Agenda examines energy access and poverty in Canada’s Aboriginal population.