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NATIONAL PULSE – Eby gets a slight boost as three writs ready to drop

Premier David Eby. (Image: BC Govt)

By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE

September 19, 2024 – For three premiers in Canada, assessments of their job performances come with high stakes as campaign writs will be issued in British Columbia, Saskatchewan, and New Brunswick in the coming days.

With a close contest burgeoning in B.C., a more competitive than usual race in the prairies, and a surging opposition in Atlantic Canada, there’s plenty of intrigue abound, and views of party leaders are taking on a heightened importance.

For BC NDP leader David Eby, the data from his home province represents a slight boost of confidence against a vote intention trend that has seen his party give ground to the provincial Conservatives. Eby’s approval bumps up slightly from 43 to 46 per cent compared to last quarter.

For Saskatchewan Party leader Scott Moe, the trend is marginally downward, as his approval falls four points to 45 per cent. In New Brunswick, it’s the same story, and not a good one for Progressive Conservative leader Blaine Higgs, who takes the bottom spot in the nationwide approval ratings, offered praise from just three-in-10 (30%).

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Link to the poll here: www.angusreid.org/

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1 Comment on NATIONAL PULSE – Eby gets a slight boost as three writs ready to drop

  1. Who would trust a man that flopped completely from his principles on involuntary treatment and changed his mind after trumpeting harm reduction and safe supply, simply for the sake of being elected?

    As said by someone far more eloquent than I:

    Eby must admit that he is now playing for the opposite team for one of three reasons: it was a wanton choice, devoid of thought or care; he genuinely changed his mind on the credibility of “harm reduction”; or, most likely, that he is desperately hanging on to power — and that he is a man who will sacrifice his principles to do so.

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