This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.Professor Monica Gattinger is director of the University of Ottawa’s Institute for Science, Society and Policy, and chair of the university’s Positive Energy initiative. Nik Nanos is the chief data scientist at Nanos Research, and chair of the Positive Energy Advisory Council.
Almost eight in 10 Canadians agree or somewhat agree that Canada’s oil and gas sector can play an important long-term role if it operates in an environmentally responsible way. And two- thirds agree or somewhat agree that oil and gas exports can contribute to combating climate change if they displace energy sources in other countries that are more damaging to the climate.
Canadians are also united in their views of government performance on these files. Almost half of Canadians say the country has done a poor or very poor job of developing a shared, long-term vision for energy. A meagre 17 per cent say Canada has done a good or very good job . A smaller number still believe that Canada has done a good or very good job at building public confidence in energy decision-making.
GlobeDebate 'There a breakdown of trust in energy and environmental decision-making.' Perhaps it is because the Conservatives, Liberals and NDP have all supported exporting oil and gas pollution and profits south over creating a healthy and safe world for our kids.
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