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Poll Shows Approval Rates Up For Premier Blaine Higgs

An Angus Reid poll that looked at the approval rates of Canada’s Premiers, puts New Brunswick in the top four.

As the country’s newest Premier Blaine Higgs saw a nine point increase in approval rising from 40 to 49 per cent since December. He landed in fourth place.

Quebec’s Premier Francois Legault topped the list for the second consecutive quarter, with the approval of six in ten Quebecers.

Nova Scotia’s Premier Stephen McNeil came last with a just 24 per cent approval rate.

(Photo: Angus Reid Institute)

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  • Tara Clow is a multi-award-winning news anchor and reporter with more than 30 years of experience at radio stations across Canada. She is a graduate of the Radio and TV Arts program at Toronto Metropolitan University and the Humber College radio broadcasting program. She is based in Moncton and covers stories across Canada. Contact Tara at clow.tara@radioabl.ca.

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