The provincial government’s handling of the recent Husky oil spill was the subject of a recent Mainstreet Research poll conducted Aug. 22-23.
In response to the question “do you approve or disapprove of the provincial government’s handling of the North Saskatchewan River oil spill?” 47 per cent of those surveyed across Saskatchewan said they approved, 31 per cent disapproved, and 22 per cent were not sure.
The survey was conducted Aug. 22-23 from a random sample of 1,690 people. The margin of error was plus or minus 2.38 per cent.
In Saskatoon 46 per cent said they approved, 38 per cent disapproved and 16 per cent were not sure. But in Regina it was 43 per cent disapproved, 40 per cent approved.
There were no specific numbers for the communities of the Battlefords or for Prince Albert. Those communities fell under the category “rest of Saskatchewan” and for that group 50 per cent approved and 25 per cent disapproved.
In general, the over 65 age group was most likely to approve of the handling of the oil spill. Mainstreet’s numbers had that group at 51 per cent approved, 25 per cent disapproved and 24 per cent not sure. But for the group ages 18-34, it was 45 pe cent approved, 39 per cent disapproved, 17 per cent not sure.
The survey also measured Saskatchewan attitudes towards the proposed Energy East pipeline.
When asked “do you approve or disapprove of the Energy East pipeline?” 67 per cent responded yes, 19 per cent responded no and 14 per cent were not sure.
