Newfoundlander Posted March 28, 2012 Report Posted March 28, 2012 Saskatchewan’s Wall Remains the Highest Rated Canadian PremierFour premiers—Dexter, McGuinty, Clark and Charest—get negative reviews from more than half of respondents in their respective provinces. Brad Wall maintains his position as the most popular premier in Canada, a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found. The online survey of a representative national sample of 6,622 Canadian adults asked respondents in nine provinces about the performance of their respective premiers. Saskatchewan’s Wall continues to post the highest approval rating in the country at 70 per cent, followed by Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Kathy Dunderdale with 55 per cent. About half of respondents in Alberta and Manitoba approve of their respective heads of government: Alison Redford (49%) and Greg Selinger (48%). The rating for New Brunswick’s David Alward is stable at 41 per cent. Nova Scotia’s Darrell Dexter is now sixth on the list of premiers at 35 per cent, tied with Ontario’s Dalton McGuinty. The approval rating for British Columbia Premier Christy Clark has fallen by nine points since August and now stands at 33 per cent. The lowest ranked premier in Canada continues to be Quebec’s Jean Charest at 27 per cent. This month, four premiers hold a disapproval rating above the 50 per cent mark: Charest (67%), Clark (58%), Dexter (57%) and McGuinty (55%). The Opposition The survey also asked respondents to provide an approval rating for all of the opposition party leaders in their respective province. The list continues to be dominated by New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Lorraine Michael in Newfoundland and Labrador (55%), followed by Nova Scotia Liberal leader Stephen McNeil (49%). Two other provincial NDP leaders get a positive review from 47 per cent of respondents: Adrian Dix in British Columbia and Andrea Horwath in Ontario. In Alberta and Quebec, Wildrose Party leader Danielle Smith (43%) and Parti Québécois leader Pauline Marois (41%) are backed by at least two-in-five respondents, followed by Saskatchewan’s interim NDP leader John Nilson (36%), Manitoba’s Progressive Conservative Party leader Hugh McFadyen (33%) and New Brunswick’s Liberal Party interim leader Victor Boudreau (27%). Analysis While Brad Wall maintains an impressive rating in Saskatchewan, the proportion of respondents in Newfoundland and Labrador and Alberta who are satisfied with their premiers fell by five and four points respectively since December. The biggest quarterly drop for a sitting head of government was observed in British Columbia. Quebecers are now looking at Pauline Marois in a more positive light than they did last year, and the NDP leaders in Newfoundland and Labrador, British Columbia and Ontario continue to post respectable numbers. McNeil is supported by practically half of Nova Scotians, 14 points ahead of the province’s incumbent premier. These results are part of the Angus Reid Report, a syndicated survey that asks over 50 questions to a representative national sample of more than 6,000 Canadians, providing an opportunity to compare Canadian provinces on a wide range of policy issues and performance indicators. Full Report, Detailed Tables and Methodology (PDF) http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/44459/saskatchewan’s-wall-remains-the-highest-rated-canadian-premier/ Quote
TheNewTeddy Posted March 28, 2012 Report Posted March 28, 2012 I'd love to live in a province with TWO popular leaders Quote Feel free to contact me outside the forums. Add "TheNewTeddy" to Twitter, Facebook, or Hotmail to reach me!
Newfoundlander Posted March 28, 2012 Author Report Posted March 28, 2012 I'd love to live in a province with TWO popular leaders Why? Quote
WLDB Posted March 28, 2012 Report Posted March 28, 2012 Too bad Danny Williams isnt around anymore. Quote "History doesn't repeat itself-at best it sometimes rhymes"-Mark Twain
punked Posted March 28, 2012 Report Posted March 28, 2012 Most of those poll numbers are wildly out of date. Heck Dexter's approval is from before ND won a 30 billion dollar ship building contract, you think that might have an effect on his approval numbers? Quote
Newfoundlander Posted March 28, 2012 Author Report Posted March 28, 2012 Most of those poll numbers are wildly out of date. Heck Dexter's approval is from before ND won a 30 billion dollar ship building contract, you think that might have an effect on his approval numbers? They're brand new. Quote
TheNewTeddy Posted March 30, 2012 Report Posted March 30, 2012 (edited) Why? I hate the Ontario NDP, they are disgusting socialists. But I HATE McGuinty, he complained about the Harris cuts, but did nothing. Due to inflation, welfare is 5% lower under McGuinty than it ever was under Harris. But I HATE HATE Hudak and the Tories. They'd take that already low rate and cut it even more, they have this idea that if you make the poor suffer that they'll magically become unpoor. I'd love to have some positive options. Edited March 30, 2012 by TheNewTeddy Quote Feel free to contact me outside the forums. Add "TheNewTeddy" to Twitter, Facebook, or Hotmail to reach me!
DogOnPorch Posted March 30, 2012 Report Posted March 30, 2012 (edited) WAC Bennett...he just never went away. Then his son ascended the throne. Popular? Dunno about that. Durable, more like. Edited March 30, 2012 by DogOnPorch Quote Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
Jack Weber Posted March 30, 2012 Report Posted March 30, 2012 I hate the Ontario NDP, they are disgusting socialists. But I HATE McGuinty, he complained about the Harris cuts, but did nothing. Due to inflation, welfare is 5% lower under McGuinty than it ever was under Harris. But I HATE HATE Hudak and the Tories. They'd take that already low rate and cut it even more, they have this idea that if you make the poor suffer that they'll magically become unpoor. I'd love to have some positive options. Admittedly,our choices in Ontario are pretty bad... Kinda like which poison I want to kill myself with... Quote The beatings will continue until morale improves!!!
WLDB Posted March 30, 2012 Report Posted March 30, 2012 I hate the Ontario NDP, they are disgusting socialists. But I HATE McGuinty, he complained about the Harris cuts, but did nothing. Due to inflation, welfare is 5% lower under McGuinty than it ever was under Harris. But I HATE HATE Hudak and the Tories. They'd take that already low rate and cut it even more, they have this idea that if you make the poor suffer that they'll magically become unpoor. I'd love to have some positive options. I guess that leaves you with Green and the fringe parties. Or run as an independent. Quote "History doesn't repeat itself-at best it sometimes rhymes"-Mark Twain
TheNewTeddy Posted April 1, 2012 Report Posted April 1, 2012 (edited) I voted NDP but was going to vote Green. I've also run for office before Provincially I've tended to support left parties, IE parties that want to increase the size of the provincial government. Federally, however, I've tended to support right parties, IE parties that want to shrink the size of the federal government. Frankly, I'd not mind if 75% of spending and and revenue from the feds were transferred to the provinces overnight. Edited April 1, 2012 by TheNewTeddy Quote Feel free to contact me outside the forums. Add "TheNewTeddy" to Twitter, Facebook, or Hotmail to reach me!
Newfoundlander Posted April 3, 2012 Author Report Posted April 3, 2012 I voted NDP but was going to vote Green. I've also run for office before Provincially I've tended to support left parties, IE parties that want to increase the size of the provincial government. Federally, however, I've tended to support right parties, IE parties that want to shrink the size of the federal government. Frankly, I'd not mind if 75% of spending and and revenue from the feds were transferred to the provinces overnight. Wouldn't provincial right-wing parties likely favour decentralization more so then left-wing parties? Quote
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