Survey: A lot of Canadians support the federal government’s Tidy Electrical power Laws

VANCOUVER– A frustrating bulk (71%) of Canadians support the federal government’s upcoming Tidy Electrical power Laws– created to make sure that Canada’s electrical power grid is 100% tidy by 2035– discovers a brand-new survey from Clean Energy Canada and Abacus Data.

bar graph showing that 30% of Canadians "strongly support", 41% "somewhat support" the federal government's clean electricity regulations while 9% "somewhat oppose" them and 6% "strongly oppose them". 14% are not sure.

In B.C. and Atlantic Canada, assistance for the Tidy Electrical power Laws is even greater, with almost 8 in 10 stating that they “rather” or “highly” support them. More Canadians support the guidelines than protest them in every area, consisting of Alberta.

a series of bar graphs showing the proportion of each level of support for the government's clean electricity regulations, disaggregated by: region (region, major city), demographics (gender, age), attitude (whether climate change is in their top three concerns), and political views (2021 federal vote). Those who voted Liberal Party, aged 65 and over, and had climate change in their top three concerns were the most likely to show strong support.

When asked to rate arguments for why Canada must shift to 100% tidy electrical power, Canadians rate “tidy electrical power is essential to fight environment modification” as the most persuading. Likewise persuading, they discover, are the arguments that “tidy electrical power is more safe than nonrenewable fuel source electrical power” which “Canada currently has among the cleanest electrical power grids on the planet and is well-positioned to set an example for other nations.”

a series of bars indicating percentage of canadians that found each statement: 1 - not convincing at all, 2, 3, 4, or 5 -very convincing.

The most convincing statement to canadians is that "clean electricity is necessary to combat climate change": 59% found the statement a level 4 or 5 convincing.

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Evan Pivnick, tidy energy program supervisor at Clean Energy Canada

” Tidy power is the foundation of an effective energy shift. It’s what powers our houses, our automobiles, and companies in a net-zero Canada. And it’s incredibly popular. While Alberta’s premier has actually placed herself versus Canada’s upcoming Tidy Electrical power Laws, the reality is that a bulk of Albertans in fact support the policy, and the province is poised to be a leader in protecting tidy energy financial investments. Tidy electrical power is an environment important, a financial benefit, and a no-brainer for Canada. We currently have among the world’s cleanest power grids– losing that running start is no chance to win a race.”

APPROACH

The study was performed with 2,000 Canadian grownups from June 06 to 11, 2023. A random sample of panelists were welcomed to finish the study from a set of partner panels based upon the Lucid exchange platform. These partners are generally double opt-in study panels, combined to handle out prospective alters in the information from a single source. The margin of mistake for an equivalent probability-based random sample of the exact same size is +/- 2.191%, 19 times out of 20. The information were weighted according to census information to make sure that the sample matched Canada’s population according to age, gender, academic achievement, and area. Overalls might not amount to 100 due to rounding.