It’s early December, which means it’s time for the quarterly Angus Reid Institute premier report card.
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew tops this quarter’s ranking with 58% approval in his home province — down three points, but still a remarkably strong result more than two years after his election victory. New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt, elected in the fall of 2024, climbs four points to 56%. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, the current dean of Canada’s premiers (in office since winter 2018), ticks up three points to reach 53% approval.
In the middle of the pack, Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston posts a respectable 50% approval (down three points). Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is down two points to 44% and registers a 53% disapproval rating, placing her at a net –9.
British Columbia Premier David Eby also finds himself underwater at 40% approval and 52% disapproval, for a net of –12.
Once again, Ontario’s Doug Ford and Quebec’s François Legault — the former freshly re-elected to a third majority, the latter staring down a difficult election year — sit at the bottom of the table, with dismal net scores of –28 for Ford and –45 for Legault.
Read the Angus Reid Institute report here.
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