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VANCOUVER -- A new Vancouver-based think-tank says it has conducted a performance review of 80 premiers since 1981 and former Ontario premier Mike Harris, a Tory, was rated the best while Quebec's PQ premier Pauline Marois was the worst.
Aha! Insights Inc. has produced its inaugural report, called "Premier Class: Canada's Best and Worst Leaders."
The study only assesses four current premiers but concludes that of those, Saskatchewan's Brad Wall of the right-wing Saskatchewan Party is at the top while Ontario's Kathleen Wynne, a Liberal, takes last place.
Co-author Mark Mullins, CEO of Aha!, says the study used 11 fiscal and economic outcomes, such as job growth, balanced budgets, and business investment.
He says the conclusion is that "leadership and fiscal and economic policies really do matter."
Overall, the study suggests Alberta has had the best set of premiers since 1981, followed by British Columbia and Ontario; Quebec's premiers as a group were in last place.
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Former Ontario premier Mike Harris ranked top premier since 1981: report | CTV News
VANCOUVER -- A new Vancouver-based think-tank says it has conducted a performance review of 80 premiers since 1981 and former Ontario premier Mike Harris, a Tory, was rated the best while Quebec's PQ premier Pauline Marois was the worst.
Aha! Insights Inc. has produced its inaugural report, called "Premier Class: Canada's Best and Worst Leaders."
The study only assesses four current premiers but concludes that of those, Saskatchewan's Brad Wall of the right-wing Saskatchewan Party is at the top while Ontario's Kathleen Wynne, a Liberal, takes last place.
Co-author Mark Mullins, CEO of Aha!, says the study used 11 fiscal and economic outcomes, such as job growth, balanced budgets, and business investment.
He says the conclusion is that "leadership and fiscal and economic policies really do matter."
Overall, the study suggests Alberta has had the best set of premiers since 1981, followed by British Columbia and Ontario; Quebec's premiers as a group were in last place.
more
Former Ontario premier Mike Harris ranked top premier since 1981: report | CTV News