I’ve read in multiple places that cold kills far more people than heat. To that extent, the rise in global temperatures is reducing the number of cold events, and therefore saving lives. Canada, being a northern country, is likely to see more deaths due to cold. To be balanced, Canadian government reports should look at the balance between heat- and cold-related deaths.
Besides that, you are correct, in that there are a great many things that can kill you “prematurely”, bearing in mind that we all die in the end. That being the case, we should, perhaps, focus government spending where it prevents the greatest number of premature deaths. Heat-related deaths are kind of insignificant, in the great scheme of things, even if they are more common than they used to be!
As efforts are afoot to require "coolable" spaces within Model Building Codes to "solve" this overheating problem in new residential spaces I wonder about how priorities are set.
When we compare deaths from overheating to deaths from fire in residences in Canada the clearly delineated deaths from fire are higher by magnitudes; however, trying to get proven effective residential fire sprinklers, which would save far more lives, included in Canada's Model Building Codes, have been delayed by predatory interests for over two decades.
There are over 125 cold-related deaths in Canada annually, with one source citing an average of 129 deaths per year between 2011 and 2023. Another estimate suggests this number is much higher, with over 17,000 deaths from cold-related causes annually in Canada, according to a 2025 analysis from the Fraser Institute and Yahoo! Finance Canada citing a global study. These deaths disproportionately affect males and adults aged 50 and older.
It would be fascinating to know if those numbers are dropping in sync with the rise in heat-related deaths. But, either way, there is probably a lot more that governments could and should do to fight the cold than to fight the heat.
I think that it's now common knowledge that in order to assure funding for research in virtually any field there must be an AGW angle or DEI, but I digress. I would only add that Canada's most sacred cow, the single payer monopoly health care system enjoys an annual death number in the tens of thousands of just those on waiting lists and easily attained when over 5 million people are currently in that data pool.
I’ve read in multiple places that cold kills far more people than heat. To that extent, the rise in global temperatures is reducing the number of cold events, and therefore saving lives. Canada, being a northern country, is likely to see more deaths due to cold. To be balanced, Canadian government reports should look at the balance between heat- and cold-related deaths.
Besides that, you are correct, in that there are a great many things that can kill you “prematurely”, bearing in mind that we all die in the end. That being the case, we should, perhaps, focus government spending where it prevents the greatest number of premature deaths. Heat-related deaths are kind of insignificant, in the great scheme of things, even if they are more common than they used to be!
As efforts are afoot to require "coolable" spaces within Model Building Codes to "solve" this overheating problem in new residential spaces I wonder about how priorities are set.
When we compare deaths from overheating to deaths from fire in residences in Canada the clearly delineated deaths from fire are higher by magnitudes; however, trying to get proven effective residential fire sprinklers, which would save far more lives, included in Canada's Model Building Codes, have been delayed by predatory interests for over two decades.
Donning a skeptical hat has me guessing that the study is one based on ideology in order to support the climate emergency agenda.
There are over 125 cold-related deaths in Canada annually, with one source citing an average of 129 deaths per year between 2011 and 2023. Another estimate suggests this number is much higher, with over 17,000 deaths from cold-related causes annually in Canada, according to a 2025 analysis from the Fraser Institute and Yahoo! Finance Canada citing a global study. These deaths disproportionately affect males and adults aged 50 and older.
It would be fascinating to know if those numbers are dropping in sync with the rise in heat-related deaths. But, either way, there is probably a lot more that governments could and should do to fight the cold than to fight the heat.
I think that it's now common knowledge that in order to assure funding for research in virtually any field there must be an AGW angle or DEI, but I digress. I would only add that Canada's most sacred cow, the single payer monopoly health care system enjoys an annual death number in the tens of thousands of just those on waiting lists and easily attained when over 5 million people are currently in that data pool.