The most recent online survey from Leger asked 1,561 people from Aug. 19 to 21 and found Alberta was the second favorite province or territory (12%) among respondents behind British Columbia (30%).
However, Alberta was also ranked as the least favorite part of Canada after BC and Quebec respectively.
The poll found that 12 per cent overall listed Alberta as their favorite province. Of those surveyed, just under half listed the province’s scenery and wildlife as their main reasons for visiting, while things to do and other opportunities garnered 24 percent of the vote.
LESS FAVORITES
In terms of Canada’s least favorite province, Alberta ranked second (10 per cent) behind Quebec (21 per cent).
Of those polled who disliked Alberta, 47 percent said it was the people who disrespected them, while 19 percent said “it’s boring.”
“I think that’s really not surprising,” said Lisa Young, a political scientist at the University of Calgary.
“Some of the ways in which the Alberta government and Albertans are presented in the debate in Canada have probably caused some pretty negative reactions.”
Young noted that those living outside of Alberta often have stereotypes about its population of farmers, oil workers and members of the freedom entourage.
“For Canadians who follow the news closely, if they follow Alberta politics, what they see is, you know, a lot of unhappiness about the equation or about federal Canadian politics as it is right now,” he said.
“This doesn’t look good in the rest of Canada or even in Alberta and I think that, you know, for Canadians who are deeply concerned about climate change, probably looking at the attitude of some Alberta politicians doesn’t give them a lot of confidence either.”
The popular restaurant, which has a unique location in Prince’s Island Park, has flooded twice before, so the decision was made by the owner and staff to evacuate and close earlier this week in a precautionary move. Leger executive vice-president Andrew Enns said Alberta’s geography is clearly the main reason for those who love the province, but political views and stereotypes also create different perspectives. “Some media coverage of the province is less favorable and you kind of get that fringe evidence with the unfortunate incidents like the video that’s going around in Grande Prairie where Deputy Premier Chrystia Freeland was verbally challenged,” he said. Verbal attack on Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland on Friday in Grand Prairie, Alta. “But again, you know, fairly or unfairly, that’s one person and that’s certainly not reflective of the population at large, but obviously it matters a little bit in terms of I would say it’s kind of a branding thing sometimes when you look at the province.”
FEW QUESTIONS SEE ALBERTA AS A THREAT TO NATIONAL UNITY
Despite recent pro-sovereignty talk from Alberta’s UCP leadership race, this latest Leger poll shows more Canadians see Quebec as the country’s biggest threat to national unity.
A total of 29 per cent of Canadians strongly believe that Quebec is a threat to national unity, while 16 per cent of Canadians strongly believe that Alberta is a threat.
The survey further found that fewer than two in 10 Canadians feel strongly that Alberta or Quebec have been successful in their efforts to change the status quo of Canadian governance.
Only nine per cent of Albertans polled said their province’s effort to change the way Canada is governed at the federal level is “very likely to succeed”, while 43 per cent of those polled said they were “doubtful” it would had any effect.
Enns noted that Alberta’s upcoming leadership race will have a big impact on public opinion in the province as a new premier takes office.
He said UCP leadership candidate Danielle Smith’s proposed sovereignty bill could have strong traction with core party members but could also fail if elected to office.
Danielle Smith at the UCP leadership debate in Edmonton on August 30, 2022. “I think once you start getting into the voters, and I think that’s an important qualification, because at some point, that’s going to be an issue for the voters to look at, at this stage of the game, I would say no is this really such an important issue and not something that captures their imagination.” Leger’s poll had a margin of error of +/- 2.5 percent, 19 times out of 20.
title: “Alberta Has Looks Not Personality New Leger Poll Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-13” author: “Jeffrey Fernandez”
The most recent online survey from Leger asked 1,561 people from Aug. 19 to 21 and found Alberta was the second favorite province or territory (12%) among respondents behind British Columbia (30%).
However, Alberta was also ranked as the least favorite part of Canada after BC and Quebec respectively.
The poll found that 12 per cent overall listed Alberta as their favorite province. Of those surveyed, just under half listed the province’s scenery and wildlife as their main reasons for visiting, while things to do and other opportunities garnered 24 percent of the vote.
LESS FAVORITES
In terms of Canada’s least favorite province, Alberta ranked second (10 per cent) behind Quebec (21 per cent).
Of those polled who disliked Alberta, 47 percent said it was the people who disrespected them, while 19 percent said “it’s boring.”
“I think that’s really not surprising,” said Lisa Young, a political scientist at the University of Calgary.
“Some of the ways in which the Alberta government and Albertans are presented in the debate in Canada have probably caused some pretty negative reactions.”
Young noted that those living outside of Alberta often have stereotypes about its population of farmers, oil workers and members of the freedom entourage.
“For Canadians who follow the news closely, if they follow Alberta politics, what they see is, you know, a lot of unhappiness about the equation or about federal Canadian politics as it is right now,” he said.
“This doesn’t look good in the rest of Canada or even in Alberta and I think that, you know, for Canadians who are deeply concerned about climate change, probably looking at the attitude of some Alberta politicians doesn’t give them a lot of confidence either.”
The popular restaurant, which has a unique location in Prince’s Island Park, has flooded twice before, so the decision was made by the owner and staff to evacuate and close earlier this week in a precautionary move. Leger executive vice-president Andrew Enns said Alberta’s geography is clearly the main reason for those who love the province, but political views and stereotypes also create different perspectives. “Some media coverage of the province is less favorable and you kind of get that fringe evidence with the unfortunate incidents like the video that’s going around in Grande Prairie where Deputy Premier Chrystia Freeland was verbally challenged,” he said. Verbal attack on Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland on Friday in Grand Prairie, Alta. “But again, you know, fairly or unfairly, that’s one person and that’s certainly not reflective of the population at large, but obviously it matters a little bit in terms of I would say it’s kind of a branding thing sometimes when you look at the province.”
FEW QUESTIONS SEE ALBERTA AS A THREAT TO NATIONAL UNITY
Despite recent pro-sovereignty talk from Alberta’s UCP leadership race, this latest Leger poll shows more Canadians see Quebec as the country’s biggest threat to national unity.
A total of 29 per cent of Canadians strongly believe that Quebec is a threat to national unity, while 16 per cent of Canadians strongly believe that Alberta is a threat.
The survey further found that fewer than two in 10 Canadians feel strongly that Alberta or Quebec have been successful in their efforts to change the status quo of Canadian governance.
Only nine per cent of Albertans polled said their province’s effort to change the way Canada is governed at the federal level is “very likely to succeed”, while 43 per cent of those polled said they were “doubtful” it would had any effect.
Enns noted that Alberta’s upcoming leadership race will have a big impact on public opinion in the province as a new premier takes office.
He said UCP leadership candidate Danielle Smith’s proposed sovereignty bill could have strong traction with core party members but could also fail if elected to office.
Danielle Smith at the UCP leadership debate in Edmonton on August 30, 2022. “I think once you start getting into the voters, and I think that’s an important qualification, because at some point, that’s going to be an issue for the voters to look at, at this stage of the game, I would say no is this really such an important issue and not something that captures their imagination.” Leger’s poll had a margin of error of +/- 2.5 percent, 19 times out of 20.
title: “Alberta Has Looks Not Personality New Leger Poll Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-10-30” author: “Pauline Luckie”
The most recent online survey from Leger asked 1,561 people from Aug. 19 to 21 and found Alberta was the second favorite province or territory (12%) among respondents behind British Columbia (30%).
However, Alberta was also ranked as the least favorite part of Canada after BC and Quebec respectively.
The poll found that 12 per cent overall listed Alberta as their favorite province. Of those surveyed, just under half listed the province’s scenery and wildlife as their main reasons for visiting, while things to do and other opportunities garnered 24 percent of the vote.
LESS FAVORITES
In terms of Canada’s least favorite province, Alberta ranked second (10 per cent) behind Quebec (21 per cent).
Of those polled who disliked Alberta, 47 percent said it was the people who disrespected them, while 19 percent said “it’s boring.”
“I think that’s really not surprising,” said Lisa Young, a political scientist at the University of Calgary.
“Some of the ways in which the Alberta government and Albertans are presented in the debate in Canada have probably caused some pretty negative reactions.”
Young noted that those living outside of Alberta often have stereotypes about its population of farmers, oil workers and members of the freedom entourage.
“For Canadians who follow the news closely, if they follow Alberta politics, what they see is, you know, a lot of unhappiness about the equation or about federal Canadian politics as it is right now,” he said.
“This doesn’t look good in the rest of Canada or even in Alberta and I think that, you know, for Canadians who are deeply concerned about climate change, probably looking at the attitude of some Alberta politicians doesn’t give them a lot of confidence either.”
The popular restaurant, which has a unique location in Prince’s Island Park, has flooded twice before, so the decision was made by the owner and staff to evacuate and close earlier this week in a precautionary move. Leger executive vice-president Andrew Enns said Alberta’s geography is clearly the main reason for those who love the province, but political views and stereotypes also create different perspectives. “Some media coverage of the province is less favorable and you kind of get that fringe evidence with the unfortunate incidents like the video that’s going around in Grande Prairie where Deputy Premier Chrystia Freeland was verbally challenged,” he said. Verbal attack on Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland on Friday in Grand Prairie, Alta. “But again, you know, fairly or unfairly, that’s one person and that’s certainly not reflective of the population at large, but obviously it matters a little bit in terms of I would say it’s kind of a branding thing sometimes when you look at the province.”
FEW QUESTIONS SEE ALBERTA AS A THREAT TO NATIONAL UNITY
Despite recent pro-sovereignty talk from Alberta’s UCP leadership race, this latest Leger poll shows more Canadians see Quebec as the country’s biggest threat to national unity.
A total of 29 per cent of Canadians strongly believe that Quebec is a threat to national unity, while 16 per cent of Canadians strongly believe that Alberta is a threat.
The survey further found that fewer than two in 10 Canadians feel strongly that Alberta or Quebec have been successful in their efforts to change the status quo of Canadian governance.
Only nine per cent of Albertans polled said their province’s effort to change the way Canada is governed at the federal level is “very likely to succeed”, while 43 per cent of those polled said they were “doubtful” it would had any effect.
Enns noted that Alberta’s upcoming leadership race will have a big impact on public opinion in the province as a new premier takes office.
He said UCP leadership candidate Danielle Smith’s proposed sovereignty bill could have strong traction with core party members but could also fail if elected to office.
Danielle Smith at the UCP leadership debate in Edmonton on August 30, 2022. “I think once you start getting into the voters, and I think that’s an important qualification, because at some point, that’s going to be an issue for the voters to look at, at this stage of the game, I would say no is this really such an important issue and not something that captures their imagination.” Leger’s poll had a margin of error of +/- 2.5 percent, 19 times out of 20.
title: “Alberta Has Looks Not Personality New Leger Poll Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-10-23” author: “Steven Hernandez”
The most recent online survey from Leger asked 1,561 people from Aug. 19 to 21 and found Alberta was the second favorite province or territory (12%) among respondents behind British Columbia (30%).
However, Alberta was also ranked as the least favorite part of Canada after BC and Quebec respectively.
The poll found that 12 per cent overall listed Alberta as their favorite province. Of those surveyed, just under half listed the province’s scenery and wildlife as their main reasons for visiting, while things to do and other opportunities garnered 24 percent of the vote.
LESS FAVORITES
In terms of Canada’s least favorite province, Alberta ranked second (10 per cent) behind Quebec (21 per cent).
Of those polled who disliked Alberta, 47 percent said it was the people who disrespected them, while 19 percent said “it’s boring.”
“I think that’s really not surprising,” said Lisa Young, a political scientist at the University of Calgary.
“Some of the ways in which the Alberta government and Albertans are presented in the debate in Canada have probably caused some pretty negative reactions.”
Young noted that those living outside of Alberta often have stereotypes about its population of farmers, oil workers and members of the freedom entourage.
“For Canadians who follow the news closely, if they follow Alberta politics, what they see is, you know, a lot of unhappiness about the equation or about federal Canadian politics as it is right now,” he said.
“This doesn’t look good in the rest of Canada or even in Alberta and I think that, you know, for Canadians who are deeply concerned about climate change, probably looking at the attitude of some Alberta politicians doesn’t give them a lot of confidence either.”
The popular restaurant, which has a unique location in Prince’s Island Park, has flooded twice before, so the decision was made by the owner and staff to evacuate and close earlier this week in a precautionary move. Leger executive vice-president Andrew Enns said Alberta’s geography is clearly the main reason for those who love the province, but political views and stereotypes also create different perspectives. “Some media coverage of the province is less favorable and you kind of get that fringe evidence with the unfortunate incidents like the video that’s going around in Grande Prairie where Deputy Premier Chrystia Freeland was verbally challenged,” he said. Verbal attack on Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland on Friday in Grand Prairie, Alta. “But again, you know, fairly or unfairly, that’s one person and that’s certainly not reflective of the population at large, but obviously it matters a little bit in terms of I would say it’s kind of a branding thing sometimes when you look at the province.”
FEW QUESTIONS SEE ALBERTA AS A THREAT TO NATIONAL UNITY
Despite recent pro-sovereignty talk from Alberta’s UCP leadership race, this latest Leger poll shows more Canadians see Quebec as the country’s biggest threat to national unity.
A total of 29 per cent of Canadians strongly believe that Quebec is a threat to national unity, while 16 per cent of Canadians strongly believe that Alberta is a threat.
The survey further found that fewer than two in 10 Canadians feel strongly that Alberta or Quebec have been successful in their efforts to change the status quo of Canadian governance.
Only nine per cent of Albertans polled said their province’s effort to change the way Canada is governed at the federal level is “very likely to succeed”, while 43 per cent of those polled said they were “doubtful” it would had any effect.
Enns noted that Alberta’s upcoming leadership race will have a big impact on public opinion in the province as a new premier takes office.
He said UCP leadership candidate Danielle Smith’s proposed sovereignty bill could have strong traction with core party members but could also fail if elected to office.
Danielle Smith at the UCP leadership debate in Edmonton on August 30, 2022. “I think once you start getting into the voters, and I think that’s an important qualification, because at some point, that’s going to be an issue for the voters to look at, at this stage of the game, I would say no is this really such an important issue and not something that captures their imagination.” Leger’s poll had a margin of error of +/- 2.5 percent, 19 times out of 20.
