Manitobas Kinew drops to 2nd in leaders approval poll, but maintains consistent support – Winnipeg [Video]

Manitoba’s Wab Kinew is no longer Canada’s most popular premier.

In the latest leaders’ approval poll from the Angus Reid Institute, Kinew — who had retained the top spot in every version of the survey since becoming premier in 2023 — saw a small drop in his approval rating (65 per cent), making room for Newfoundland and Labrador’s Andrew Furey to leapfrog to the top with 68 per cent.

Aside from Kinew and Saskatchewan’s Scott Moe, both of whom saw their approval ratings dip slightly, the rest of Canada’s provincial leaders saw increases the pollster describes as the “Trump bump,” due to a positive reaction to their responses to the U.S. president’s tariffs and other threats.

After Furey, who saw a massive 22-percentage-point increase, Ontario’s Doug Ford was the other premier with huge gains in the most recent poll, jumping 14 points, but still sitting third-last overall, ahead of only Alberta’s Danielle Smith (46 per cent) and Quebec’s François Legault …