Alberta poll shows strong support for industry covering cleanup and taxes - November 21, 2025

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A new Alberta poll found support levels of 84 to 92 per cent for requiring oil and gas companies to pay for well cleanup, unpaid municipal taxes, and unpaid land rents.

The TrendWatch Alberta survey of 900 adults reported 92 per cent of respondents said companies should be responsible for the final cleanup of inactive or end-of-life wells. It also found 87 per cent support requiring industry to cover unpaid property taxes to municipalities, and 84 per cent support requiring industry to cover unpaid rents to landowners.

“Albertans don’t agree on a lot these days,” says pollster Janet Brown, “but our research shows they overwhelmingly want the oil and gas industry to pay their bills.”