Over 70% of Canadians Support Increasing Domestic Oil and Gas Production to Cut Global Dependency on Russia

Over 70% of Canadians Support Increasing Domestic Oil and Gas Production to Cut Global Dependency on Russia
Pumpjacks at the Kern River oilfield in Bakersfield, Calif., in a file photo. Jonathan Alcorn/Reuters
Isaac Teo
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Over 70 percent of Canadians say they support increasing Canada’s oil and gas production to reduce the world’s dependence on Russian energy, according to a recent poll.

Released by market research firm Leger on Oct. 12, the poll found that 72 percent of Canadians indicated their support for producing and exporting more domestic oil and gas resources.