Abacus Data poll takes pipeline pulse of Canadians

Build new export pipelines while investing in renewables

More than two-thirds of Canadians believe that Canada should build new export pipeline capacity to offshore markets, while also making parallel efforts to invest in renewables and reduce emissions, according to new research.

A poll by Abacus Data, released on May 24 and undertaken to capture the nation’s mood on pipeline construction, found that 68 percent of Canadians believe that “Canada should build new pipeline capacity and use our oil resources but also invest in renewable energy and ways to reduce the amount of emissions the country produces.”

The Abacus Data survey was carried out online, between May 17 and 20, 2016, with 2,000 Canadians aged 18 and over.

Read the full results of the Abacus Data poll here.

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