When pollsters contradict each other . . . .

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Especially on such a hot-button issue as the environment:



On December 24th - from Ipsos Reid:

The number of Canadians who believe the Conservative government is doing a good
job of protecting the environment is inching upward, according to a recent poll
– despite the federal government finding itself repeatedly under fire on
environmental issues, and Canada remaining on track to fall substantially short
of its Copenhagen greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets.

The poll, conducted by Ipsos Reid for Global News and published this week,
found that a majority of Canadians still believe the Harper government is
failing on environmental issues, but that majority is shrinking.

The poll found 59 per cent of Canadians disagree that the Harper government is
“doing a good job in protecting Canada’s environment,” but that figure is four
percentage points less than the same poll last year.
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On December 31st - from Nanos Research

A majority of Canadians urgently want the federal government to lead a national
conversation about the energy sector and the environment, according to a new
poll from Nanos Research.

The poll suggests Canadians are looking for a more moderate voice in the
oft-polarizing debate between Canadian environmental groups and the oil and gas
giants of the energy sector.

According to the poll, 78 per cent of Canadians think the federal government
should lead the national debate, rather than allowing provincial governments to
spearhead the conversation. Eight in 10 Canadians say it’s urgent or somewhat
urgent to have a national conversation about energy and the environment, while
almost nine of 10 Canadians say it’s important or somewhat important to
co-operate with the United States on the issue.

http://e.infogr.am/energy-and-the-environment0?src=embed
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[Alan Baker]

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The number of Canadians who believe the Conservative government is
doing a good job of protecting the environment is inching upward,
according to a recent poll – despite the federal government finding
itself repeatedly under fire on environmental issues, and Canada
remaining on track to fall substantially short of its Copenhagen
greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets.
The poll, conducted by Ipsos Reid for Global News and published this
week, found that a majority of Canadians still believe the Harper
government is failing on environmental issues, but that majority is
shrinking.
The poll found 59 per cent of Canadians disagree that the Harper
government is “doing a good job in protecting Canada’s environment,”
but that figure is four percentage points less than the same poll last
year.
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On December 31st - from Nanos Research
A majority of Canadians urgently want the federal government to lead a
national conversation about the energy sector and the environment,
according to a new poll from Nanos Research.
The poll suggests Canadians are looking for a more moderate voice in
the oft-polarizing debate between Canadian environmental groups and the
oil and gas giants of the energy sector.
According to the poll, 78 per cent of Canadians think the federal
government should lead the national debate, rather than allowing
provincial governments to spearhead the conversation. Eight in 10
Canadians say it’s urgent or somewhat urgent to have a national
conversation about energy and the environment, while almost nine of 10
Canadians say it’s important or somewhat important to co-operate with
the United States on the issue.
http://e.infogr.am/energy-and-the-environment0?src=embed
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Those to polls don't contradict each other, Karen.

One is asking about how people think things are NOW...

...and the other is asking about how people think things should be in
the FUTURE.