3 in 5 Canadians Not Happy With Government’s Energy Plans for Future

Nearly 60 percent of Canadians believe Canada is doing a poor job in developing a shared long-term vision for the country’s energy future, a new poll has found. Thirty percent of those surveyed say Ottawa is doing a “poor” job, and 29 percent believe it is doing a “very poor” job, of planning for the country’s future energy needs, according to a poll conducted by Nanos Research. The survey results not only show a substantial rise since 2021 when 44 percent of Canadians held such negative views, the April survey recorded the highest proportion of pessimistic views since tracking began in 2017. Most Canadians do see energy as an important priority for the future, the survey found, but affordability continues to be on the minds of many....