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B.C.’s John Horgan rates as the second most popular Canadian premier, according to quarterly polling data collected by the Angus Reid Institute.

Horgan, whose NDP assumed power in July after reaching a power-sharing deal with the B.C. Green Party, has an approval rating of 48 per cent among B.C. residents. That’s six percentage points higher than any rating registered for former Liberal premier Christy Clark during her term.

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Of those polled, 37 per cent say they disapprove of the new premier, led by residents 55 and older at 47 per cent.

Outgoing Saskatchewan premier Brad Wall, who announced his intention to retire as Saskatchewan Party Leader and premier on Aug. 10, enjoys the highest approval rating of any Canadian premier. Wall, who said he will stay on until his successor is chosen in January, has an approval rating of 49 per cent, one point higher than Horgan.

Four premiers hold the approval of roughly one-third of their province. Manitoba’s Brian Pallister and New Brunswick’s Brian Gallant both have approval rates of 36 per cent, while Quebec’s Phillipe Couillard and Nova Scotia’s Stephen McNeil are both one point back at 35 per cent.