With a provincial election on the horizon later this year, Premier Scott Moe’s approval rating remains steady.
According to a survey by the non-profit Angus Reid Institute, Premier Moe is tied with Quebec’s François Legault as the most popular premiers in the country.
Moe’s approval rating is currently 58 per cent. That is the same total as last reported in December of 2019. It is, however, a drop from 65 per cent in June of last year.
(courtesy Angus Reid)Several premiers saw their approval rating fall over the last few months.
This includes Legault, whose rating dropped from 63 to 58 per cent. Meanwhile, Alberta’s Jason Kenney continues to fall out of favour with the province; his approval rating has dropped seven points, dipping from 54 per cent in December to 47 in February. Kenney’s approval rating was at 61 per cent in June of 2019.
The hardest hit was Premier John Horgan of British Columbia. His approval rating dropped 10 points from 56 per cent to 46 per cent. Part of that is attributed to Horgan’s handling of the Wet’suwet’en protests. In fact, Angus Reid says that 65 per cent of B.C. residents feel that Horgan’s response was poor.
For more information, visit the Angus Reid website.
