Crushed by costs: Survey reveals ‘cost of living in Canada’ now the top fear for households (just ahead of BoC rate decision)

The findings of the Money.ca survey offer a clear signal of what Canadians are feeling most acutely — a feeling that could influence how the central bank frames its next interest rate policy decision. While past rate hikes were aimed at taming inflation, households are now more preoccupied with ongoing affordability challenges than with the…