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PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS
[VANCOUVER – Sept. 6, 2011] – Saskatchewan residents provide Premier Brad Wall with the best approval rating for a sitting head of government in
Canada, a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found.
The online survey of a representative national sample of 6,557 Canadian adults asked respondents in nine provinces about the performance of their respective premiers. The approval rating for Wall in Saskatchewan is 63 per
¾
Best Approval Ratings: Wall (SK) 63%,
Dunderdale (NL) 58%, Selinger (MB)
52%
¾ Worst Approval Ratings: Stelmach (AB) and Dexter (NS) 33%, McGuinty (ON)
31%, Charest (QC) 30% cent—the highest in the country.
Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Kathy
Dunderdale is second on the list with an approval rating of 58 per cent, followed by Manitoba
Premier Greg Selinger with 52 per cent. This fall,
Wall, Dunderdale and Selinger will seek a new term in office in provincial elections.
Full topline results are at the end of this release.
From August 10 to August 16, 2011, Angus Reid Public Opinion conducted an online survey among 6,557 randomly selected
Canadian adults who are Angus Reid Forum panelists. The margin of error—which measures sampling variability—is +/-
1.2%, 19 times out of 20. The results have been statistically weighted according to the most current education, age, gender and region Census data to ensure a sample representative of the entire adult population of Canada. Discrepancies in or between totals are due to rounding.
More than two-in-five respondents in New
Brunswick and British Columbia respectively approve of the way David Alward (44%) and Christy Clark (42%) are handling their duties. The approval rating for both Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach and Nova Scotia Premier Darrell Dexter is 33 per cent.
The two lowest ranked premiers in Canada are Ontario's Dalton McGuinty (31%) and Quebec's Jean
Charest (30%).
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Mario Canseco, Vice President, Angus Reid Public Opinion, 877-730-3570, mario.canseco@angus-reid.com

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Provincial Governments
Do you approve or disapprove of the performance of each of the following people?
Approve Disapprove Not sure
Saskatchewan:
Premier and Saskatchewan Party leader Brad Wall
63% 29% 8%
Newfoundland and Labrador:
Premier and Progressive Conservative Party leader Kathy Dunderdale
Manitoba:
Premier and New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Greg Selinger
New Brunswick:
Premier and Progressive Conservative
leader David Alward
British Columbia:
Premier and BC Liberals leader Christy Clark
Alberta:
Premier and Progressive Conservative
leader Ed Stelmach
58% 36% 6%
52% 38% 10%
44% 42% 14%
42% 46% 12%
33% 56% 11%
Nova Scotia:
Premier and New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Darrell Dexter
Ontario:
Premier and Liberal Party
leader Dalton McGuinty
Quebec:
Premier and Liberal Party of Quebec
leader Jean Charest
33% 57% 10%
31% 55% 14%
30% 60% 10%
CONTACT:
Mario Canseco, Vice President, Angus Reid Public Opinion, 877-730-3570, mario.canseco@angus-reid.com

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Provincial Governments
Do you approve or disapprove of the performance of each of the following people?
August May February
2011 2011 2011
Saskatchewan:
Premier and Saskatchewan Party leader Brad Wall
63% 59% 63%
Newfoundland and Labrador:
Premier and Progressive Conservative Party leader Kathy
Dunderdale
Manitoba:
Premier and New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Greg Selinger
58% 43% 55%
52% 48% 34%
New Brunswick:
Premier and Progressive Conservative leader David Alward
British Columbia:
Premier and BC Liberals leader Christy Clark
Alberta:
Premier and Progressive Conservative leader Ed Stelmach
44% 40% 42%
33% 27% 21%
Nova Scotia:
Premier and New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Darrell Dexter
33% 26% 26%
Ontario:
Premier and Liberal Party leader Dalton McGuinty
Quebec:
Premier and Liberal Party of Quebec leader Jean Charest
(*) Rating with Gordon Campbell as Premier.
31% 19% 16%
30% 17% 13%
CONTACT:
Mario Canseco, Vice President, Angus Reid Public Opinion, 877-730-3570, mario.canseco@angus-reid.com