Manitoba premier gets highest approval rating
Posted June 11, 2026 4:11 pm.
Last Updated June 11, 2026 4:22 pm.
Manitoba’s Premier Wab Kinew has received the highest approval rating out of all premiers, according to the latest poll from Angus Reid Institute.
Kinew was joined only by Newfoundland and Labrador’s Premier as the only two who increased in approval ratings.
Roughly three-in-five Manitobans say that Kinew is doing a good job as premier, which is 12 points higher than the next closest premier.
Across the country, Alberta’s Danielle Smith, British Columbia’s David Eby and Ontario’s Doug Ford all fell to personal lows.
New to the list was Quebec’s Christine Fréchette, and so far as leader, only two-in-five Quebecers approve of the job she’s doing; however, that is a 13-point improvement over the final approval rating registered for former Premier Francois Legault.
For a complete outlook on the poll, visit the Angus Reid Institute website.
The online survey was conducted from May 7–11, 2026, among a randomized sample of 1,803 Canadian adults who are members of Angus Reid Forum. For comparison purposes only, a probability sample of this size would carry a margin of error of +/− 2 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.
