A new poll puts B.C.’s premier near the bottom of the list when it comes to approval ratings of provincial leaders across the country. Christy Clark only beat out one other premier in the Angus Reid survey.
Saskatchewan’s Brad Wall topped the list at 67 per cent approval. He was followed by Alberta’s Alison Redford, fresh off her election victory, and the premiers of Manitoba and Newfoundland Labrador tied for third.
On the bottom, Quebec’s Jean Charest and Ontario’s Dalton McGuinty both beat Christy Clark.
The poll pegs Clark’s approval rating at just 30 per cent, a drop of three points from a poll in March.
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She’s now the second most unpopular premier in the country, barely edging only Nova Scotia’s Darryl Dexter.
On the flipside, B.C. NDP’s Adrian Dix was anked second on the list of opposition leaders with 53 per cent approval, a jump of six points from March.
“For the last year, the Liberals have been running a personal attack after persona attack,” says Dix. “We’ve been positive and thoughtful, and putting forward serious issues to people. And I think people like our style. But I don’t take anything for granted. I know that the Liberals have a lot of money…”
Angus Reid pollster Mario Canseco says there is a considerable gap between the Liberals and the NDP when it comes to voting numbers, and if Clark wants to hang on to power, she will have to find a way to close that gap before the next election.
“The idea of the fear of an NDP government is definitely not there at this point. It may change as we get closer to the election,” says Canseco. “But there are a lot of people who see Adrian Dix as somebody who represents something completely new, and they would like to see him become our next head of government in a year.”
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