A new poll has found Alberta Premier Jim Prentice has the approval of half of Albertans polled, nearly double that of his interim predecessor Premier Dave Hancock.
Results from an online survey were released Tuesday, and showed Prentice has a 50 percent job approval rating, giving him the second highest approval rating of nine provincial leaders in Canada – a marked increase from interim premier Dave Hancock, who had a 29 percent approval rating in the last quarter.
Prentice was second to Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall, who had a 65 percent job approval rating.
The last few months have seen a lot of change in leadership for four provinces.
In Alberta, the legislature has seen three different people sit as premier, with embattled Premier Alison Redford stepping down earlier in 2014, and interim premier Hancock stepping in while the Progressive Conservatives picked a new leader.
Meanwhile, changes have also taken place in Quebec, New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador.
On the other end of the scale, Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Paul Davis and British Columbia Premier Christy Clark both had job approval ratings of 34 percent, although Davis had a disapproval rating of 37 percent, while Clark had 58 percent.
Rounding out the bottom of the list is Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger, who had a 17 percent approval rating, and a 73 percent disapproval rating.
Officials with the Angus Reid Institute analyzed the results from an online survey that took responses from 6,456 Canadian adults who are Angus Reid Forum panelists – the results were donated by Vision Critical.
The results carry a margin of error of +/- 1.2 percent, 19 times out of 20.
