New poll: Nova Scotia government’s approval rating has recovered from recent plunge

By Devin Stevens A new poll suggests the approval rating for Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston’s government has partially recovered from the plunge it took following a round of big budget cuts in February. The online survey from Abacus Data shows that 35 per cent of those surveyed said they approved of the government’s performance, up five percentage points from July. About 44 per cent of respondents indicated their approval of the government in January, but that support plunged to 31 per cent in May, three months after the government tabled a budget that cut more than $300 million in spending. Protests followed and the premier eventually reinstated $53 million in grant reductions, most of which were for  people with disabilities and seniors, as well as African Nova Scotians and…

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