Over 70 percent of Canadians say they support increasing Canada’s oil and gas production to reduce the world’s dependence on Russian energy, according to a recent poll.
Released by market research firm Leger on Oct. 12, the poll found that 72 percent of Canadians indicated their support for producing and exporting more domestic oil and gas resources.
The poll was conducted with 1,535 Canadian residents aged 18 and over from Sept. 30 to Oct. 3, via the firm’s online panel.
The respondents were asked if they support or oppose Canada developing and exporting more oil resources internationally given that “one way [Russian President] Vladimir Putin has paid for his invasion of Ukraine is through selling Russia’s oil and gas resources to Europe, the United States, Canada and other countries.”…