After nearly eight years in office, Premier Doug Ford is losing standing with voters, according to a new Liaison Strategies poll that suggests frustration over affordability, housing and healthcare is beginning to drag down his Progressive Conservatives’ electoral fortunes.
The survey, conducted Feb. 20–22 among 1,000 Ontarians, shows Ford’s overall job approval at just 30 per cent, with 66 per cent disapproving. Discontent is deepest on the issues most closely tied to everyday life: 71 per cent disapprove of the government’s handling of the cost of living and housing affordability, while healthcare disapproval sits at 70 per cent.
For Erin Morrison, an NDP strategist and a vice-president with Texture Communications, the numbers signal more than a rough patch, they suggest a premier whose personal unpopularity is starting to weigh down his party.