Brad Wall’s Approval Strong yet Saskatchewan Residents wait to see action

 
A majority of Saskatchewan residents support the government’s decision to propose the Public Service Essential Services Act

January 15, 2008 (Saskatoon, SK). An independent political poll conducted with 818 Saskatchewan residents show strong approval for Brad Wall, with six-in-ten replying they somewhat or strongly approve of his performance as recently elected premier (59.9%).

The poll, conducted by Insightrix Research, Inc. of Saskatoon was administered by telephone to a random selection of Saskatchewan residents from January 8 to 13, 2008 and is accurate to within ±3.4 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.

More than one quarter strongly approve of Saskatchewan’s new leader (27.3%) and a further one third somewhat approve (32.6%) for a total approval of 59.9%. One in five somewhat or strongly disapprove (18.4%) with the remainder undecided (21.7%). Former premier Lorne Calvert garnered somewhat positive ratings, with more than one half saying they strongly or somewhat approve of his performance as leader of the opposition (50.8%) and one third saying they strongly or somewhat disapprove (35.1%) with the remaining 14.1% being undecided.

For more information on the poll please see the attached summary...

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