Majority Agree Climate Change is a Serious Problem
Toronto, July 4th, 2019 – In a random
sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 1812 Canadian voters, two-thirds (TOP2: 65%)
say they agree that climate change is a serious problem for Canada, with a third
(36%) saying they agree strongly.
Respondents most likely to say that climate
change is a serious problem for Canada include those aged 18 to 34 (69%), 35 to
44 (66%), 65 and older (66%), females (71%), earning $20,000 to $40,000 (69%) or
$60,000 to $80,000 (70%), those living in Québec (73%).
A quarter (BTM2: 25%) of respondents disagree climate
change is a serious problem for Canada, with about a sixth (15%) saying they
strongly disagree.
Respondents most likely to disagree that climate
change is not a serious problem for Canada, include males (29%), the least
wealthy (27%), those with an income between $40,000 to $60,000 (28%), $80,000
to $100,000 (28%), and the most wealthy (27%), the least educated (30%), those
with some college or university (27%), and those residing in the prairies (MB/SK)
(42%) or Alberta (44%).
Climate Change Will Impact
Candidate Support
Nearly two-thirds (TOP2: 64%) say climate change
is likely to impact which candidate, or candidates, they support in upcoming
elections, with 4 in 10 (38%) saying it is very likely to have an impact.
Respondents most likely to say that climate
change is likely to impact which candidate, or candidates, they support in
upcoming elections include those aged 18-34 (67%), 55-64 (64%), 65+ (65%), females
(69%), those with an income between $40,000 to $60,000 (66%), $60,000 to
$80,000 (65%), $80,00 to $100,000 (61%) and the most wealthy (67%), those who
have completed college or university (67%) or have a post graduate degree (70%),
those living in Ontario (71%), or and those who agree that climate change is a
serious problem for Canada (82%).
Almost a third (BTM2: 30%) say climate change is
not likely to impact which candidate, or candidates, they support in upcoming
elections, with about a fifth (21%) saying it is not likely to impact their choice
at all.
Respondents most likely to say that climate
change is not likely to impact which candidate, or candidates, they support in
upcoming elections include males (38%), the least educated (37%), and those
living in the prairies (MB/SK)(45%) or Alberta (43%).
“Two-thirds of Canadians agree
that climate change is a serious problem for our country,” said Dr. Lorne
Bozinoff, President of Forum Research. “And a similar proportion say the issue
will impact the candidate, or candidates they support in upcoming elections. Climate
change as a political hot potato is not going away; in fact, as an issue, it
seems to be heating up.”
