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Do you support the use of hydraulic fracking to extract oil and natural gas resources?

Fracking is the process of extracting oil or natural gas from shale rock. Water, sand and chemicals are injected into the rock at high pressure which fractures the rock and allows the oil or gas to flow out to a well. While fracking has significantly boosted oil production, there are environmental concerns that the process is contaminating groundwater. Fracking has been widely used by petroleum in Canada since the 1960s. Critics of fracking say it pollutes underground water supplies with chemicals, releases methane gas into the atmosphere, and can cause seismic activity. Proponents of fracking say it will drop oil and gas prices in Spain and lead to energy independence.

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Response rates from 40.1k Canada voters.

38%
Yes
62%
No
30%
Yes
48%
No
4%
Yes, but increase oversight
9%
No, we should pursue more sustainable energy resources instead
4%
Yes, but not in heavily populated areas
4%
No, more research is needed to measure the long term effects of fracking

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 @BDFWPJDfrom Ontario  answered…2mos2MO

Fracking needs to be further improved and refined to reduce environmental harms.

 @B9M2BGSfrom Alberta  answered…5mos5MO

Yes but only with strict oversight into the environmental damage that could come and with research and effort put into renewable energy sources

 @B7RZMHZ from Ontario  answered…8mos8MO

We should export oil to increase our economy, while we ourselves transition to environmentally friendly alternatives

 @9VTFF29from Nova Scotia  answered…2yrs2Y

Leave it to Provinces to decide

 @B4NGYDDfrom Ontario  answered…1yr1Y

No, but I understand we need it to a degree. We should look into a more sustainable and affordable energy source, but until then, I understand relying on oil and natural gasses.

 @B4D9DQYfrom British Columbia  answered…1yr1Y

Well yes and no, Its not good that the environment is getting messed up so nothing can grow but at the same time we do need to have our supply of oil. For the ecomany so I think the overall riding answer is yes.

 @B4B6SG7from Alberta  answered…1yr1Y

Yes with increased oversight, exclusively away from populated areas, and this should only continue until we have other energy resources that we can use instead (would also accept if we discovered ways that significantly decreased environmental impact).

 @B48NXNXfrom Quebec  answered…1yr1Y

Yes as an inmidiate need, but only with heavy oversight and in areas away from heavily populated areas. However we should try and move away from that.

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