In a poll released
by Ipsos to coincide with Earth Day April 22, climate change and the
environment emerged as one of Canadians’ top-five policy issues, with
19% citing it as a leading concern—a four-point increase in six months.
Health care, listed by 37% of Canadians, was the top issue, followed by
the economy, housing, and taxes. (It would have been beyond Ipsos’
mandate for opinion research to point out what climate hawks know full
well—that each of those top four issues is affected, in one or many
ways, by the climate crisis.)