Internal PMO polling gauged public support for pipeline plans
Documents show the Privy Council Office twice polled Canadians last November on their views of a pipeline proposal and other energy and natural resource projects championed by Prime Minister Mark Carney's government.
According to internal polling commissioned by the Privy Council Office (PCO), Canadians were surveyed twice in November on their attitudes toward a proposed pipeline and other energy and natural resource development plans.
The polling was conducted to measure public sentiment as the federal government considered its approach to major energy infrastructure projects. Details on the specific questions asked, the polling firm involved, or the full results have not been made public.
The revelation comes amid ongoing national debate over pipeline development and Canada's energy policy direction under Prime Minister Mark Carney. It remains unclear how the polling results factored into subsequent government decisions on energy and resource files.
Global News reported the existence of the internal surveys, though further details about the scope and findings of the polling were not disclosed in the available material.
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