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John Horgan has one of the highest approval ratings of any Canadian Premier

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British Columbia’s premier may not be the most popular figure in other parts of Canada (cough cough… Alberta), but at home, West Coasters appear to approve of the job he’s done so far.

A new poll from the Angus Reid Institute gave Premier John Horgan a 52% approval rating, tying him with Scott Moe, the new premier of Saskatchewan, for the highest in the country.

Pipeline Conflict Did Little to Affect Approval

Horgan, in office since July 2017, has spent the last few months embroiled in inter-provincial trade conflict with Alberta Premier Rachel Notley stemming from a dispute over pipelines.

But the battle between western neighbours appears to have done no harm to either provincial leader: Horgan received a three-point bump in approval, tying him for the distinction of Canada’s most popular premier, while Notley’s approval stayed the same, with the approval of one-in-three Albertans (33%).

Check out the full graph of Premier Approval Ratings below.

Angus Reid Institute John Horgan Approval Ratings
Graphic via Angus Reid Institute
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Alistair Ogden
Former staff writer at Victoria Buzz.

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