Quebec premier approval rating rose this summer [Video]

Premier François Legault’s approval rating continued to rise this summer, according to the Angus Reid Institute.

After reaching a low at the end of 2023, his support rose by three percentage points over the summer to 39 per cent.

Despite this rise in recent months, Legault’s popularity remains lower than that of six other provincial premiers.

In fact, only Doug Ford in Ontario and Blaine Higgs in New Brunswick are less popular, according to the Angus Reid Institute’s latest quarterly survey, which was released on Thursday and does not include data from Prince Edward Island.

In the poll conducted between Sept. 12 and 18, nine per cent of Quebec respondents said they strongly approve of Legault’s work, while 30 per cent said they moderately approve.

Conversely, 37 per cent of respondents said they strongly disapproved of the Quebec premier’s work, while 19 per cent said they moderately disapproved.

The overall …