| Canadian Public Opinion Trends | |||||||||
| Source | Canadian Opinion Research Archive | ||||||||
| http:///www.queensu.ca/cora/trends | |||||||||
| Approval: Environment | |||||||||
| Generally speaking, do you approve or disapprove of the way the current federal government is handling the environment? | |||||||||
| Year | Month | Approve | Disapprove | DK | Valid N | Variable | Survey | Firm | |
| 1985 | September | 36.8 | 49.2 | 13.9 | 2057 | Q68N7 | FC855 | Environics | |
| 1986 | February | 37.8 | 51.6 | 10.5 | 2058 | Q92G | FC862 | Environics | |
| 1986 | September | 39.1 | 52.9 | 8.1 | 2039 | Q113G | FC864 | Environics | |
| 1987 | March | 44.2 | 47.9 | 7.8 | 2020 | Q2G | FC872 | Environics | |
| 1987 | November | 41.3 | 50.2 | 8.4 | 2044 | Q1G | FC881 | Environics | |
| 1988 | May | 42.2 | 51.2 | 6.5 | 2053 | Q2G | FC883 | Environics | |
| 1989 | June | 34.1 | 57.7 | 8.2 | 1955 | Q132C | FC893 | Environics | |
| 1989 | October | 28 | 66 | 6.1 | 2003 | Q3G | FC894 | Environics | |
| 1989 | December | 25.3 | 68.8 | 5.8 | 2005 | Q2C | FC901 | Environics | |
| 1990 | March | 37 | 59.5 | 3.5 | 2002 | Q5G | FC902 | Environics | |
| 1990 | June | 29 | 66.7 | 4.3 | 2002 | Q2G | FC903 | Environics | |
| 1990 | October | 34 | 61.9 | 4.1 | 2029 | Q3G | FC904 | Environics | |
| 1991 | January | 34.4 | 61.6 | 4 | 2019 | Q2G | FC911 | Environics | |
| 1991 | April | 39.3 | 55.5 | 5.2 | 2220 | Q2G | FC912 | Environics | |
| 1991 | July | 38.5 | 57.2 | 4.3 | 2021 | Q2G | FC913 | Environics | |
| 1991 | October | 36.8 | 58.1 | 5.1 | 2012 | Q9G | FC914 | Environics | |
| 1992 | February | 40.4 | 53.5 | 6.1 | 1531 | Q2G | FC921 | Environics | |
| 1992 | May | 40.5 | 53.3 | 6.2 | 2001 | Q2G | FC922 | Environics | |
| 1992 | August | 44.6 | 50.1 | 5.3 | 2005 | Q2G | FC923 | Environics | |
| 1992 | November | 48.5 | 46.8 | 4.7 | 2019 | Q3G | FC924 | Environics | |
| 1993 | March | 43.9 | 50.7 | 5.4 | 2022 | Q2G | FC931 | Environics | |
| 1993 | June | 47.8 | 47.4 | 4.8 | 2042 | Q2G | FC932 | Environics | |
| 1993 | August | 46.5 | 47.8 | 5.7 | 2002 | Q2G | FC933 | Environics | |
| 1993 | December | 48.4 | 45.8 | 5.8 | 2001 | Q2G | FC934 | Environics | |
| 1994 | March | 49.7 | 40.3 | 10.1 | 2002 | Q2G | FC941 | Environics | |
| 1994 | June | 50.9 | 42.3 | 6.8 | 2020 | Q4G | FC942 | Environics | |
| 1994 | September | 54.8 | 39.3 | 5.9 | 2026 | Q2G | FC943 | Environics | |
| 1994 | December | 52.9 | 38.9 | 8.1 | 2001 | Q4G | FC944 | Environics | |
| 1995 | March | 54.4 | 38.8 | 6.9 | 1996 | Q2G | FC951 | Environics | |
| 1995 | June | 55.4 | 36.9 | 7.7 | 2003 | Q2G | FC952 | Environics | |
| 1995 | September | 53.9 | 38.8 | 7.3 | 2037 | Q2G | FC953 | Environics | |
| 1995 | December | 55.1 | 36.3 | 8.7 | 2022 | Q8G | FC954 | Environics | |
| 1996 | March | 55.2 | 35.5 | 9.2 | 2034 | Q2K | FC961 | Environics | |
| 1996 | June | 53.5 | 36 | 10.5 | 2015 | Q5K | FC962 | Environics | |
| 1996 | Q3 | 53.2 | 36.7 | 10.1 | 2015 | Q2H | FC963 | Environics | |
| 1996 | Q4 | 53 | 38 | 9.1 | 2000 | Q2H | FC964 | Environics | |
| 1997 | Q1 | 47.3 | 40.4 | 12.3 | 2014 | Q2H | FC971 | Environics | |
| 1997 | July | 51.3 | 40.2 | 8.6 | 1941 | Q100H | FC972 | Environics | |
| 1997 | October | 51.4 | 40 | 8.6 | 1953 | Q117I | FC973 | Environics | |
| 1997 | December | 53.2 | 37.9 | 8.9 | 1948 | Q99I | FC974 | Environics | |
| 1998 | March | 52.9 | 36.1 | 11 | 1936 | Q135I | FC981 | Environics | |
| 1998 | June | 49.6 | 40.1 | 10.4 | 1942 | Q110I | FC982 | Environics | |
| 1998 | October | 51.2 | 39.3 | 9.5 | 1942 | Q120I | FC983 | Environics | |
| 1998 | December | 50.9 | 37.3 | 11.8 | 1921 | Q125I | FC984 | Environics | |
| 1999 | March | 49.9 | 38.7 | 11.4 | 1986 | Q70I | FC991 | Environics | |
| 1999 | June | 43.7 | 44.4 | 11.9 | 1919 | Q102I | FC992 | Environics | |
| 1999 | September | 46.9 | 44.8 | 8.3 | 1943 | Q74I | FC993 | Environics | |
| 1999 | December | 58.3 | 41.7 | - | 1896 | Q85I | FC994 | Environics | |
| 2000 | March | 55.2 | 44.8 | - | 1875 | Q72I | FC001 | Environics | |
| 2000 | June | 55 | 45 | - | 1888 | Q70I | FC002 | Environics | |
| 2000 | September | 50.4 | 49.6 | - | 1940 | Q40I | FC003 | Environics | |
| 2000 | December | 48.9 | 51.1 | - | 1947 | Q36I | FC004 | Environics | |
| 2001 | April | 50.3 | 49.7 | - | 1322 | Q66I | FC011 | Environics | |
| 2001 | June | 47.5 | 52.5 | - | 1326 | Q70I | FC012 | Environics | |
| 2001 | September | 48.7 | 51.3 | - | 1170 | Q69I | FC013 | Environics | |
| 2001 | December | 48.1 | 51.9 | - | 1223 | Q120I | FC014 | Environics | |
| 2003 | Q1 | 56.2 | 41.8 | 2 | 1389 | Q65I | FC031 | Environics | |
| 2003 | Q2 | 51.7 | 44.5 | 3.8 | 1357 | Q851 | FC032 | Environics | |
| 2003 | Q3 | 52 | 43.3 | 4.7 | 1937 | Q93C | FC033 | Environics | |
| 2003 | Q4 | 60.2 | 36 | 3.8 | 1325 | Q40_9 | FC034 | Environics | |
| 2004 | Q1 | 49.7 | 45.7 | 4.5 | 1325 | Q83I | FC041 | Environics | |
| 2004 | Q2 | 49.3 | 44.3 | 6.4 | 2020 | Q119C | FC042 | Environics | |
| 2004 | Q3 | 52.7 | 44.5 | 2.8 | 1341 | Q89I | FC043 | Environics | |
| 2004 | Q4 | 44.7 | 52.6 | 2.7 | 1390 | Q27_9 | FC044 | Environics | |
| 2005 | Q1 | 42.4 | 52.4 | 5.2 | 999 | Q23I | FC051 | Environics | |
| 2005 | Q3 | 47 | 49.6 | 3.3 | 1346 | Q81I | FC053 | Environics | |
| 2006 | Q1 | 38.7 | 51.9 | 9.4 | 1364 | Q9I | FC061 | Environics | |
| 2006 | Q2 | 35.4 | 60.7 | 3.9 | 1286 | Q9I | FC062 | Environics | |
| 2006 | Q3 | 38.2 | 57.9 | 4 | 1265 | Q57I | FC063 | Environics | |
| 2006 | Q4 | 35 | 62.3 | 2.7 | 1288 | Q21I | FC064 | Environics | |
| 2007 | Q1 | 38.2 | 59.0 | 2.8 | 1265 | Q21I | FC071 | Environics | |
| 2007 | Q2 | 34.8 | 62.2 | 3 | 1277 | Q8_9 | FC072 | Environics | |
| 2007 | Q3 | 39.2 | 58.3 | 2.5 | 1301 | Q58I | FC073 | Environics | |
| 2007 | Q4 | 42.7 | 57.3 | - | 1259 | Q57I | FC074 | Environics | |
| 2008 | Q1 | 34.9 | 62.2 | 2.9 | 1351 | Q8I | FC081 | Environics | |
| 2008 | Q2 | 34.4 | 61.8 | 3.7 | 1336 | Q12I | FC082 | Environics | |
| 2008 | Q4 | 38.6 | 57.7 | 3.8 | 2021 | Q15_I | FC084 | Environics | |
| 2009 | Q1 | 43.0 | 54.1 | 2.8 | 1369 | Q25_I | FC091 | Environics | |
| 2009 | Q2 | 38.4 | 58.2 | 3.4 | 995 | Q16I | FC092 | Environics | |