Manitoba and Saskatchewan residents share the same top two concerns of inflation and healthcare in a new Angus Reid study released on Friday..The top concern for both provinces is inflation, with 68% of Saskatchewanians and 67% of Manitobans listing it as number one..The second biggest concern is healthcare, with 47% of Saskatchewanians and 55% of Manitobans picking it..Residents view their provincial government’s performance on both inflation and healthcare negatively..For Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe and the Saskatchewan Party, two-thirds of residents believe they've done a poor job with the cost of living (68%) and healthcare (66%)..For Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson, more than four-in-five Manitobans believe the government did a poor job with inflation (87%) and healthcare (83%)..Both provinces’ residents do not consider the COVID-19 pandemic to be a top issue, with only 7% voting it a top three issue..Saskatchewanians approve of the province’s response to COVID-19 with 51% approval..Manitobans gave a 44% approval rating for the province’s response to COVID-19..However, how the provinces intend to vote in the next election is different..In Saskatchewan, the Sask Party government has a commanding 23-point lead in voter intention with 57% of voters over the opposition New Democrats (SK NDP) with 34%..In Manitoba, the Progressive Conservatives government (38%) is almost tied with the opposition New Democrats (40%) for voter intention..Moe and the Sask Party are well ahead of the SK NDP in the polls and the SK NDP just elected Carla Beck as their new leader..The SK NDP has until the 2024 election to close the gap, especially with rural voters, as its biggest support is in the two major cities of Saskatoon (41%) and Regina (49%)..For Stefanson and the MB PC party, Manitobans view Stefanson’s performance negatively on every key issue and the next provincial election is in 2023.
Manitoba and Saskatchewan residents share the same top two concerns of inflation and healthcare in a new Angus Reid study released on Friday..The top concern for both provinces is inflation, with 68% of Saskatchewanians and 67% of Manitobans listing it as number one..The second biggest concern is healthcare, with 47% of Saskatchewanians and 55% of Manitobans picking it..Residents view their provincial government’s performance on both inflation and healthcare negatively..For Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe and the Saskatchewan Party, two-thirds of residents believe they've done a poor job with the cost of living (68%) and healthcare (66%)..For Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson, more than four-in-five Manitobans believe the government did a poor job with inflation (87%) and healthcare (83%)..Both provinces’ residents do not consider the COVID-19 pandemic to be a top issue, with only 7% voting it a top three issue..Saskatchewanians approve of the province’s response to COVID-19 with 51% approval..Manitobans gave a 44% approval rating for the province’s response to COVID-19..However, how the provinces intend to vote in the next election is different..In Saskatchewan, the Sask Party government has a commanding 23-point lead in voter intention with 57% of voters over the opposition New Democrats (SK NDP) with 34%..In Manitoba, the Progressive Conservatives government (38%) is almost tied with the opposition New Democrats (40%) for voter intention..Moe and the Sask Party are well ahead of the SK NDP in the polls and the SK NDP just elected Carla Beck as their new leader..The SK NDP has until the 2024 election to close the gap, especially with rural voters, as its biggest support is in the two major cities of Saskatoon (41%) and Regina (49%)..For Stefanson and the MB PC party, Manitobans view Stefanson’s performance negatively on every key issue and the next provincial election is in 2023.
