POLL: Recent Poll Indicates What Canadians Want With Respect to Energy – See the Poll Results

By Cody Battershill

As a Canadian, I am proud of my country’s global contributions, and I know we have an opportunity to play a significant role in enhancing global energy security. A recent poll conducted by Research Co. for Canada Action shows that more than three-quarters of Canadians agree with this statement. This poll suggests Canadians want to be the supplier of choice to meet the growing demand for oil and natural gas worldwide.

With 77 per cent of Canadians agreeing that Canada can enhance global energy security, it is clear that Canadians want to be the preferred supplier of oil and natural gas to the world. As a global leader in Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) standards, Canadian companies are well-positioned to provide responsible energy production, which the world desperately needs.

Moreover, it is encouraging to see that a majority of Canadians recognize the importance of the energy sector for local and regional prosperity. Canada’s oil and gas sector is essential to our country’s prosperity because the oil and natural gas industry generated $505 billion in government revenues between 2000 and 2019. With $500 billion more forecast between now and 2032.  More than seven-in-ten Canadians agree that Canada’s oil and gas sector is essential to the country’s prosperity.

Canadian liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports to Asia could provide the annual net emissions equivalent reduction of removing every single car from Canadian roads. More than half of Canadians agree that investing in Canada’s oil and natural gas sector makes sense if you value climate leadership, social progress, and transparency because Canada is a global leader in ESG standards.

Practically three-in-four Canadians want Canada to pass a bill similar to the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act, which offers incentives for investing in clean technology, carbon capture, and domestic energy production, to retain jobs and investment within our country. They also want Canada to continue oil and natural gas production as long as there is a worldwide demand for it while concurrently working towards reducing emissions through innovation and collaboration.

Canadians are right – the world needs more Canadian energy. As a nation rich in natural resources, we are responsible for meeting  growing energy demands while ensuring that energy production is done responsibly and sustainably. The poll results suggest that Canadians are ready to take up this challenge.

Having said all of this, the poll also highlights the need for increased awareness and education on Canada’s energy future. Only 39 per cent of Canadians know that Canada is the fourth-largest producer of oil in the world, the sixth-largest producer of natural gas in the world, the ninth-largest wind power producer in the world, and the third-largest hydroelectric producer. This indicates a pressing need for a more proactive approach to inform Canadians about the country’s energy resources.

It’s time for every Canadian to take action and support the responsible development of Canada’s natural resources. The world needs more Canada.

The poll’s margin of error, which measures sample variability, is plus or minus 2.7 percentage points nineteen times out of twenty.

Cody Battershill is a Calgary realtor and founder/spokesperson for Canada Action.

Additional findings include:

• At least four-in-five Canadians consider the following three issues as “very important” or “moderately important”:
  • That countries source the food, energy and minerals they need from responsible, democratically aligned jurisdictions (81 per cent)
  • That we strike a balance between investing in renewable energy sources like wind and solar, and continuing to develop Canada’s oil and natural gas resources (80 per cent)
  • That every Canadian has access to Canadian oil as we gradually eliminate dependence on imported oil from countries such as Russia and the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) members (also 80 per cent)
• Just over four-in-five Canadians (81 per cent) would rather use energy from Canada for their daily needs than rely on energy imports from other countries.
• Practically three-in-four Canadians want Canada to carry on with the following two recommendations:
  • Pass a bill similar to the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act, which offers incentives for investing in clean technology, carbon capture and domestic energy production, to retain jobs and investment within our country (74 per cent)
  • Continue oil and natural gas production as long as there is a worldwide demand for it, while concurrently working towards reducing emissions through innovation and collaboration (73 per cent)
• More than three-in-four Canadians (77 per cent) agree that Canada has an opportunity to play a key role in enhancing energy security for allies around the world.
• More than three-in-five Canadians (62 per cent) agree that investing in Canada’s oil and natural gas sector makes sense if you value climate leadership, social progress and transparency, because Canada is a global leader in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) standards.
• More than half of Canadians (57 per cent) agree that a cap on Canadian oil and natural gas production is a cap on energy security.
• More than seven-in-ten Canadians (72 per cent) agree that Canada’s oil and gas sector is important to the country’s prosperity because the oil and natural gas industry generated $505 billion in government revenues between 2000 and 2019.
• Three-in-five Canadians (60 per cent) agree that Canada’s oil and natural gas sector is important to global emissions reductions because Canadian liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports to Asia could provide the annual net emissions equivalent reduction of removing every single car from Canadian roads.

Visit CanadaAction.ca for the complete public opinion poll results.

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