Winfield

"We have had a parade of geopolitical allies turning up on our doorstep saying, we want your rocks, we want Canada to be the geopolitically secure primary resource commodity provider, in place of Russia," said Mark Winfield, a professor in the faculty of environmental and urban change at Toronto's York University.

According to Prof Winfield, the Conservative proposals to boost oil and gas is likely to prove attractive to voters, even if the merits of expanding production don't stand up to scrutiny.

Martin Winfield, 63, is an animal trainer based in Caerphilly.

That responsibility is not necessarily just on the owner but those who are "breeding and supplying" the dogs, according to Mr Winfield.

Mr Winfield said focus needs to be on "trying to educate people" before they get these dogs.