Nearly three-quarters of Canadians would back a national energy corridor and pipeline extending from Alberta to Eastern Canada, a new survey suggests.
Fifty-one percent of the 1,120 Canadian adults surveyed by Nanos between June 1 and June 3 “support” a cross-country pipeline, while 22 percent indicated they “somewhat support” the concept.
Twelve percent of respondents said they “oppose” the idea of a pipeline while another 12 percent were “somewhat opposed” to the idea, the survey found. Three percent of Canadians polled said they were “unsure.”
The numbers have changed slightly since the last survey conducted by Nanos in February, when 54 percent expressed support for the project, while 21 percent indicated they somewhat supported it. The February survey also found that 11 percent were opposed while 10 percent expressed slight opposition and 4 percent were uncertain….