Poll: How much to you care about climate change when supporting a political party?

Poll: voting for the climate

Castanet — Jul 30, 2026 / 7:20 pm | Story: 626610

Photo: BC Wildfire Service

Crews working at the Pear Lake wildfire.

A new online poll from the Angus Reid Institute suggests that one in six 2025 Liberal voters now say they would support the NDP.

The pollster found that half of these voters cite climate change as the issue that concerns them most. The poll also found that these voters are three times more likely to be concerned about inequality, with 34 per cent of red-orange switchers listing it as a priority compared to 10 per cent who are staying in the Liberal tent.

Angus Reid reports that 21 per cent of respondents nationally say that climate change is a top concern, an increase from the 14 per cent recorded just four months ago. The pollster said that wildfire season is a “stark reminder” of the threat climate change poses in a write up of its findings.

NDP Leader Avi Lewis told The Canadian Press Tuesday that he’s been hearing from Liberals in Montreal are now looking to support his party.

“We’re starting to see some buyer’s remorse for the Carney agenda, not just among New Democrats who voted Liberal last time, but among long-term Liberals who are in a state of real surprise at how far the prime minister has gone in the direction of all in on AI, unlimited military spending it seems and doubling down on fossil fuels in the midst of a climate emergency,” Lewis said during an interview in Montreal.

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