Support for pipeline projects among Canadians is up compared to last year, show the results of this MEI-Ipsos poll. “From coast to coast, Canadians appreciate the importance of the energy industry to our prosperity,” says Gabriel Giguère, senior policy analyst at the MEI.

Maintaining and restoring trade relations between Canada and the United States remains a priority for Canadians, reveals this MEI-Ipsos poll.

This MEI-Ipsos poll reveals a clear disconnect between Ottawa’s high-tax, high-spending approach and Canadians’ level of satisfaction. “Canadians are not on board with Ottawa’s fiscal path,” says Samantha Dagres, communications manager at the MEI.

Canadians are increasingly in favour of breaking the government monopoly over health care by opening the door to independent providers and cross-border treatments, an MEI-Ipsos poll revealed this morning.

More than half of Canadians are against the federal mandate forcing all new cars sold in Canada to be electric by 2035, shows this MEI-Ipsos survey. “Across the country, Canadians are a lot more hesitant to ban conventional vehicles than their elected representatives in Ottawa are,” said Krystle Wittevrongel, director of research at the MEI.

The majority of Canadians think Ottawa spends too much, and on the wrong priorities, reveals this MEI-Ipsos poll. “Canadians have been watching federal government spending grow and grow for years, with no apparent affect on services,” says Renaud Brossard, Vice President of Communications at the MEI.

Dissatisfied with the state of their provincial health care systems, a majority of Canadians are open to greater reliance on the private sector, according to this MEI-Ipsos poll.

According to this MEI-IPSOS poll, seven in ten Quebecers are in favour of building new hydroelectric dams to address the end of Hydro-Québec’s energy surpluses, while a majority of Canadians support carbon capture projects and the establishment of “energy corridors.”

The Montreal Economic Institute (MEI) commissioned Ipsos to poll Canadians on their opinions regarding various issues related to energy.

The Montreal Economic Institute (MEI) commissioned Ipsos to poll Canadians on their opinions regarding various issues related to taxation.