Canadian consumers 2nd-worst in environmental impact survey
And no, it’s not because we’re cold and big.
Canadians lost points due to their preference for car ownership and large houses, compared to other surveyed countries, the report said. Eighty-six per cent of Canadian respondents owned a car or truck (compared to 74 per cent across all surveyed countries) and more than half of Canadian homes have more than seven rooms — well above the 19 per cent average of surveyed nations.
