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‘I’m No Justin Trudeau’: Doug Ford Says Sagging Poll Numbers Not Indicative of His Popularity
Ford defended his party’s standing with internal polling showing 41 per cent support as protesters disrupted his events.
- On Tuesday, Premier Doug Ford pushed back against questions about falling poll numbers, asserting he would form a "super majority" if an election were held today amid OPSEU protests outside the Toronto press conference.
- Public polls ranked Ford's approval at 21 per cent, prompting him to dismiss an Angus Reid Institute survey as "fake," claiming it surveyed only a downtown neighbourhood; the polling firm requested a retraction.
- Records revealed one ministry spent nearly $10 million on Protect Ontario-themed ads last year, while Ontario's auditor general found 38 per cent of the government's $111.9-million advertising budget fostered a positive impression of the governing party.
- Distancing himself from former premiers Dalton McGuinty and Kathleen Wynne, Ford dismissed comparisons to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau while criticizing protesters for disrupting his events with vulgar language.
- With three years remaining in his mandate, Project Ontario cautioned that headlines about personal popularity and leadership challenges will persist unless Ford's government returns to the "first principles" that secured his 2018 election.
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Total News Sources13
Leaning Left11Leaning Right0Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution85% Left
Bias Distribution
- 85% of the sources lean Left
85% Left
L 85%
15%
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