… Concern for climate change goes right out the window when gas prices are high
Climate change also ranked pretty high as a national threat. Although the issue failed to chart among Conservative and PPC voters, it scored a number one spot among Liberals, and NDP and Bloc Québécois voters. But concern over a warming climate seems to magically disappear when that same poll respondent is gassing up their SUV. Voters for every single party lent majority support to the idea that “Canada should use its natural resources to reduce energy costs for Canadians” — basically, that we should pump as much oil as possible to bring down fuel costs. The “keep it in the ground” camp, meanwhile, only managed 35 per cent support.
