In 2022, the majority of the respondents to a survey conducted in Canada on support or opposition for the expansion of nuclear power generation supported the expansion of nuclear energy in the country. Specifically, a positive attitude toward this energy source was reported by more than 70 percent of the respondents that voted for the Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) in 2021. More than half of the survey respondents that were affiliated with the Liberal Party of Canada and the New Democratic Party of Canada (NDC) were strongly in support of the expansion of nuclear power generation.
In contrast, almost 70 percent of the Bloc Québécois voters were opposed or strongly opposed to nuclear power generation expansion. Similarly, over 50 percent of the Quebecer respondents to a survey on the expansion of nuclear energy expressed a negative opinion on it.
Attitudes toward the expansion of nuclear power generation in Canada in 2022, based on 2021 federal vote
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The original question of the survey was: "Please tell us whether you support or oppose EXPANDING efforts to draw energy from each of the following sources: Nuclear power generation".
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Angus Reid Institute. (January 11, 2023). Attitudes toward the expansion of nuclear power generation in Canada in 2022, based on 2021 federal vote [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1362330/canada-opinion-on-nuclear-energy-based-on-political-affiliation/
Angus Reid Institute. "Attitudes toward the expansion of nuclear power generation in Canada in 2022, based on 2021 federal vote." Chart. January 11, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1362330/canada-opinion-on-nuclear-energy-based-on-political-affiliation/
Angus Reid Institute. (2023). Attitudes toward the expansion of nuclear power generation in Canada in 2022, based on 2021 federal vote. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1362330/canada-opinion-on-nuclear-energy-based-on-political-affiliation/
Angus Reid Institute. "Attitudes toward The Expansion of Nuclear Power Generation in Canada in 2022, Based on 2021 Federal Vote." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1362330/canada-opinion-on-nuclear-energy-based-on-political-affiliation/
Angus Reid Institute, Attitudes toward the expansion of nuclear power generation in Canada in 2022, based on 2021 federal vote Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1362330/canada-opinion-on-nuclear-energy-based-on-political-affiliation/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Attitudes toward the expansion of nuclear power generation in Canada in 2022, based on 2021 federal vote [Graph], Angus Reid Institute, January 11, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1362330/canada-opinion-on-nuclear-energy-based-on-political-affiliation/
