More Canadians think the economy should be the main focus of Canada's energy policy, not the environment.

A new survey says 61% of Canadians think economic growth is the top priority for energy policy. They were asked to choose between economic growth and environmental protection.

This is a change from seven years ago when 55% of Canadians said the environment should be the top priority.

The president of the survey company says climate change was a big issue in the 2019 and 2021 elections, but people are not as worried about it now.

The survey company president says the US and the war in Iran are also affecting people's opinions on energy policy.

An energy expert says it's easy to see why Canadians are prioritizing the economy, given the high cost of living and economic uncertainty.

The energy expert says higher oil prices can look good for the government, but may not help regular Canadians.

If oil prices stay high, the oil industry could make $90 billion in profits, which is much more than expected.

But the energy expert says this profit may not benefit regular Canadians.

Most people in British Columbia support a new natural gas pipeline, with 55% of Canadians supporting it nationwide.

The prime minister says a new pipeline is likely and Canada needs to increase energy production while reducing emissions.

The prime minister met with the Alberta premier to discuss a deal for a new oil pipeline to the Pacific coast.

The Alberta premier is more confident the deal will happen, but there are still some issues to resolve.

An environmental group spokesperson is worried the pipeline project will get big government subsidies.

The spokesperson says the pipeline will take a long time to build and may not be needed by then.

The world may have moved on to cleaner energy sources by the time the pipeline is built.

A survey company has been tracking opinions on pipelines since 2012 and says opposition is decreasing.

A potential Alberta-backed pipeline has 56% support in British Columbia, with 33% opposed.

The survey company president says this is a significant shift, but there is still resistance to pipelines in British Columbia.

The president says the big question is how to get the pipeline approved and built.

These numbers are surprising and show a change in public opinion over the past 10-15 years.

More people think the government is taking the right amount of action to get new pipelines built.

Fewer people think the government is doing too much to get pipelines built.

About half of Canadians think the government is not doing enough to get pipelines built.

The survey was conducted online with 2,360 Canadian adults.

The survey company says online polls do not have a margin of error because they do not randomly sample the population.

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