The relative fiscal performance of 10 Canadian premiers (six current and four former) is measured up to the 2014/15 fiscal year for three components of fiscal policy: government spending, taxes, and deficits and debt.
Overall, the premiers ranked (of 10) and scored (of 100), as follows:
On the government spending component, McNeil took top position (scoring 92.6), followed closely by Couillard (90.1) and Clark (84.4). Three premiers scored below 50: Marshall (49.4), Redford (33.7), and Ghiz (22.8).
On the taxes component, Redford led the premiers (scoring 90.2). Premiers from Canada’s most populous provinces, Wynne (62.7) and Couillard (57.1), ranked 5th and 7th, respectively. Alward ranked last (27.7).
On the deficits and debt component, Wall topped the list (scoring 100). Clark came second (89.4), followed by Couillard (87.5) and McNeil (82.2). Three premiers scored below 50: Alward (48.4), Redford (37.3), and Marshall (0.0).