OTTAWA — A large majority of Canadians are worried about climate change and believe it is the reason for an increase in extreme weather, a new national poll suggests.
But the Leger poll says only a small fraction of people listed climate change as the top issue facing Canada today, and many say they're only likely to change their behaviour if that doesn't come with a cost.
More than 100,000 people were forced to evacuate their homes between May and September and hundreds of homes burned, including about 200 in suburban Halifax in the spring, and almost as many in West Kelowna, B.C., in August. Younger Canadians are more concerned about the climate than older Canadians, and women are more worried than men.
Sixty-nine per cent of those surveyed said climate change is caused by human activity, while 21 per cent said they believe it's just part of a natural pattern. More than 80 per cent of Quebec residents polled blame people for climate change, compared with 51 per cent in Alberta.
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