A new poll shows the honeymoon phase for our premier is still going strong.
Tim Houston has the highest approval rating out of any leader in our country. He owns a 57 percent approval rating, just ahead of Quebec’s Francois Legault (55 per cent).
Houston and his Progressive Conservatives surged to a majority in last year’s summer election.
“Four premiers receive majority approval this quarter – Nova Scotia’s Tim Houston, Quebec’s François Legault (whose province also has an election scheduled this year), B.C.’s John Horgan, and Newfoundland and Labrador’s Andrew Furey. Each is dealing with a unique public opinion landscape, however, when it comes to COVID-19 policy. While Houston and his government receive top marks on testing and vaccination, majorities in each of the other three provinces say their government has done a poor job in supplying the population with sufficient levels of rapid testing.” – Angus Reid
Source: Angus Reid
Doug Ford in Ontario and Jason Kenny in Alberta rank near the bottom.
“The poll finds that Ontario Premier Doug Ford is down six more points with fewer than one-in-three (30%) Ontarians approving of him. The approval ratings come as Ontario is heading to the polls this summer.”
Doug Ford is shoveling outside my building rn LOL pic.twitter.com/91NPWEw7ut
— sleepy g (@GEORGlANNA) January 17, 2022
More Key Findings:
- Despite being overwhelmingly positive about their provincial government’s handling of vaccination and testing in Saskatchewan, residents are critical of Premier Scott Moe’s pandemic stewardship. Fewer than two-in-five (37%) say he has done a good job himself of handling COVID-19.
- Alberta’s Jason Kenney continues to receive criticism over his COVID-19 strategy. Four-in-five (78%) say that he has done a poor job, compared to 19 per cent who offer approval.
- New Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson garners the lowest level of approval this quarter, with 21 per cent of residents commending her performance.
The survey was conducted among a randomized sample of 5,002 Canadian adults who are members of Angus Reid Forum.
