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Mirror, mirror on the wall – who is the most popular premier of them all?

Here’s a clue – the premier isn’t from Ontario!

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Once again, Saskatchewan’s Brad Wall is tops amongst Canadian premiers, according to a new Angus Reid Institute study.

In fact, the exiting premier’s approval numbers rose four points since he announced he was leaving the office late this summer.

“Wall will leave politics as most popular premier in the country. This is a position he has held or co-held in each quarter of tracking since 2010,” read the Angus report of Wall, who came into power in 2007.

(The Saskatchewan Party leader netted his highest approval score in 2011 with a whopping 71% and he’s remained number one or tied in each quarter of this study since its inception in 2010.)

Meanwhile, British Columbia’s new premier on the block, NDP’s John Horgan, who only took office in July, debuted on the leaderboard with an impressive 49%.

In Ontario, it’s a different story: while the controversial politician’s approval did increase 4% from last year, the provincial Liberal leader remains in last place with 20% popularity.

Not good news considering Wynne is facing an election next year.

The results come from an online survey conducted between Sept. 5- 19, 2017, among a representative random sample of 5,466 Canadian adults who are part of the Angus Reid Forum.