Williams and Wall close the year as the best-rated premiers in Canada, McGuinty and Stelmach grab the bottom spot.
The premiers of Newfoundland and Labrador and Saskatchewan are supported by a majority of people in their respective provinces, a new opinion poll has found. The online survey of a representative national sample of 7,000 Canadians included large sample sizes in nine provinces.
Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams is the highest-rated provincial head of government in Canada. More than three-in-four respondents (78%) approve of the way Williams has performed, while only 10 per cent disapprove.
Saskatchewan’s Brad Wall is second on the list of popular premiers with 58 per cent. Nova Scotia’s Darrell Dexter—who took office in June—is next on the list with 43 per cent.
The approval rating for Manitoba’s Greg Selinger is 29 per cent, but half of respondents in this province are undecided about the way he has performed. Selinger took over from Gary Doer in October.
The disapproval rating for the remaining five premiers surpasses the 50 per cent mark. Quebec Premier Jean Charest gets a positive review from only 25 per cent of respondents, while the proportion is slightly lower for British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell (21%) and New Brunswick Premier Shawn Graham (20%).
The Canadian premiers with the lowest approval rating at the end of the year are Ontario’s Dalton McGuinty (18%) and Alberta’s Ed Stelmach (14%).
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