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Albertans widely approve of the provincial government’s decision to ban doorstep sales of home energy products, according to a new poll.

The online survey conducted by Insights West found 85 per cent of Albertans back the Notley government’s recent prohibition on utility companies and those they contract hawking their wares door-to-door.

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As of Jan. 1, companies must rely on phone calls, the Internet and other means to sell energy contracts, furnaces and water heaters.

Only eight per cent of those polled disagree with the government’s move.

While 92 per cent of those who voted NDP in the provincial election said they were supportive of the ban, sizable majorities of those who voted Liberal (86 per cent), Wildrose (83 per cent), and Progressive Conservative (79 per cent) also are in favour.

“It is rare to see this level of support at a time of extreme political volatility in the province,” Mario Canseco, vice-president of public affairs at Insights West, said in a statement.