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Nova Scotia premier McNeil in virtual tie with Saskatchewan’s Wall for most popular Atlantic renaissance puts two regional premiers in top three spots

June 17, 2014 – For the first time in years, a Canadian premier has come within a razor-thin KEY FINDINGS margin of catching Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall for top spot on the issue of job performance  Best Approval Ratings: Wall (SK) 67%, approval, according to the latest quarterly survey McNeil (NS) 66%, Marshall (NL) 59%, from Angus Reid Global (ARG). Couillard (QC) 59%

Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil’s job  Worst Approval Ratings: Selinger (MB) performance has earned the approval of two-thirds 26%, Alward (NB) 29% (66%) of respondents in his province, up seven Detailed results are at the end of this release. points from March (59%).

Angus Reid Global conducted an online survey among 6318 This puts him in a statistical tie with Saskatchewan randomly selected Canadian adults who are Angus Reid Forum panelists between June 3-12, 2014. A probability sample of this size Premier Brad Wall, whose tenure as most popular carries a margin of error of +/- 1.2%, 19 times out of 20. Discrepancies in or between totals are due to rounding. premier in Canada holds with an approval rating of 67 per cent, essentially unchanged from earlier this spring (66%).

No premier has held a higher approval rating than Wall since November 2010, when then-Premier Danny Williams earned the approval of 67 per cent of Newfoundland and Labrador voters (Wall had 60%). Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger subsequently tied Wall in May 2011 with a job approval rating of 59 per cent.

Interim Newfoundland Premier Tom Marshall sees his job performance approval increase to 59 per cent, up ten points over March (49%). He is tied with Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard, who won a majority government over Pauline Marois April 7.

In Alberta, interim Premier , who replaced Alison Redford in March, has earned an approval rating of 39 per cent; a rebound from his predecessor’s last rating (23%). He’s followed by BC Premier (37%).

At the time this survey was in field, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne was fighting for re-election. Even though only one-third (33%) of respondents approved of the job she was doing as Premier, voters handed her a majority mandate June 12, showing that personal job approval is far from the only ballot-box factor.

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Last quarter’s last place finishers see no significant rebound. In New Brunswick, Premier David Alward’s rating is statistically unchanged from March at 29 per cent, while Manitoba’s Selinger comes in last at 26 per cent, down two points from earlier this spring.

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Note: There are no trendline graphs for premiers who are relatively new to office.

British Columbia Premier Christy Clark (Liberal)

45% 44% 42% 42% 40% 38% 37% 33% 30% 31% 28%

25% Approval

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Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall (Saskatchewan Party) 71% 70% 68% 67% 67% 67% 66% 66% 66% 66% 64%

63% Approval

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Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger (NDP)

48% 46% 48% 46% 38% 31%

26% 28% 28% 26% Approval

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Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne (Liberal)

43% 39% 36% 35% 36%

33% Approval

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New Brunswick Premier David Alward (Progressive Conservative) 47% 46% 41% 36% 38% 31% 29%

26% 28% 28% Approval

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Provincial Governments

Do you approve or disapprove of the performance of each of the following Premiers?

Approve Disapprove Not Sure

Saskatchewan: 67% 28% 5% Brad Wall (Saskatchewan Party)

Nova Scotia: 66% 23% 11% Stephen McNeil (Liberal)

Newfoundland and Labrador: 59% 28% 13% Tom Marshall (Progressive Conservative)

Québec: 59% 35% 7% Philippe Couillard (Liberal)

Alberta: 39% 38% 23% Dave Hancock (Progressive Conservative)

British Columbia: 37% 56% 7% Christy Clark (Liberal)

Ontario: 33% 59% 7% Kathleen Wynne (Liberal)

New Brunswick: 29% 59% 12% David Alward (Progressive Conservative)

Manitoba: 26% 66% 8% Greg Selinger (New Democratic Party)

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Provincial Governments

Do you approve of the performance of each of the following Premiers?

December June 2014 March 2014 2013

Saskatchewan: 67% 66% 66% Brad Wall (Saskatchewan Party)

Nova Scotia: 66% 59% 57% Stephen McNeil (Liberal Party)

Newfoundland and Labrador: 59% 49% N/A* Tom Marshall (Progressive Conservative)

Québec: 59% N/A** N/A** Philippe Couillard (Liberal)

Alberta: 39% N/A* N/A* Dave Hancock (Progressive Conservative)

British Columbia: 37% 38% 42% Christy Clark (Liberal)

Ontario: 33%*** 36% 35% Kathleen Wynne (Liberal)

New Brunswick: 29% 28% 31% David Alward (Progressive Conservative)

Manitoba: 26% 28% 28% Greg Selinger (New Democratic Party)

* Dates are prior to Marshall and Hancock’s tenure as interim premiers ** Dates are prior to Couillard’s swearing in as premier *** Survey conducted while the Ontario election campaign was ongoing

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