Half of Quebecers Oppose Transmountain Pipeline





Toronto, July 26th, 2019 – In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 977 Quebecers, over half (BTM2: 51%) say they do not support the expansion of the Transmountain pipeline, with one third (35%) saying they oppose it strongly.





A third (TOP2: 36%) of Quebecers say they support the expansion of the Transmountain pipeline, with one-fifth (19%) who say they somewhat support it.





Respondents most likely to oppose include those aged 35 to 44 (59%) and 45 to 54 (56%), females (56%), voting QS (80%) in the Québec provincial election, voting for BQ (77%) in the federal election, earning $100k-$250k (58%), and who say the environment is the most important issue to them in the upcoming federal election (76%).





Respondents most likely to support include those over the age of 55 (42% of those 55 to 64 and 41% of those 65 and over), males (45%), voting Liberal (47%) in the provincial election, voting Conservative (52%) in the federal election, living in Québec City (52%), and those who said the economy is the most important issue to them in the upcoming federal election (65%).

“Half of Quebecers are opposed to the Transmountain expansion, with a third opposed strongly,” said Dr. Lorne Bozinoff, President of Forum Research. “How will this play out for the Liberals in a province where they desperately need seats? On the one hand they’re courting green votes in a province where the environment is the top issue, but on the other they’re driving the Transmountain extension forward.”