New poll shows Canadians want to end public subsidies for oil and gas companies

Polling data indicates strong Canadian opposition to public subsidies for oil and gas companies, with a demand for transparency and a preference for political parties that commit to phasing out these financial supports.

• Canadians strongly oppose the use of public funds by federal and provincial governments to subsidize oil and gas companies.
• Despite public opposition, Canadian governments continue to provide billions of dollars in fossil fuel subsidies without disclosing the value of tax provisions and financial supports to the public.
• Polling data from Ekos indicates that Canadians desire transparency regarding public funding for fossil fuel companies, recognize the climate and environmental benefits of ending such subsidies, and are more likely to support political parties that promise to phase them out.

APA

Gass,, Y. T. (2018). New poll shows Canadians want to end public subsidies for oil and gas companies. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/new-poll-shows-canadians-want-end-public-subsidies-oil-and-gas-companies

Chicago

Gass,, Yanick Touchette,Philip. New poll shows Canadians want to end public subsidies for oil and gas companies. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2018. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/new-poll-shows-canadians-want-end-public-subsidies-oil-and-gas-companies.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{gass2018new, author = {Gass,, Yanick Touchette,Philip}, title = {{New poll shows Canadians want to end public subsidies for oil and gas companies}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2018}, month = jun, url = {https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/new-poll-shows-canadians-want-end-public-subsidies-oil-and-gas-companies}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }