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‘Fake:’ Doug Ford Slams Poll Suggesting He Is Canada’s Least Popular Premier
Angus Reid said Ford’s approval fell 10 points to 21%, the worst of his tenure, as the pollster blamed economic pressure and government controversies.
- On Tuesday, Ontario Premier Doug Ford rejected a new Angus Reid Institute poll showing his approval rating at a record low of 21 per cent. Ford dismissed the findings as "fake," claiming the methodology targeted opposition supporters.
- The Angus Reid Institute cited "economic pressure and self-inflicted wounds" for the 10-point drop between March and June. Major controversies include Ford's $28.9 million Challenger 650 jet purchase and government exemptions from freedom of information laws.
- Ford's popularity previously peaked at 48 per cent in March 2025 when he styled himself as "Captain Canada." The premier later claimed the pollster focused on a "hardcore NDP neighbourhood" to skew results.
- Angus Reid defended its research, noting that Ford "did not express a problem" when previous polls showed positive results. The group added, "We stand by our research and methodology."
- Despite Ford's personal approval slump, Progressive Conservatives maintain 40 per cent support, sufficient for a majority government. The party faces steady decline as it enters its eighth year in office, with Liberals gaining ground.
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Ontario's Prime Minister rejects an Angus Reid poll placing its popularity at the lowest historical level (21%), calling the figures "fixed."
·Montreal, Canada
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Ford slams 'fake poll' suggesting his popularity has plummeted. The polling firm is clapping back
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is bickering with a well-known Canadian polling firm after it released data that showed his approval rating had tumbled to its lowest ever, at 21 per cent.
·Canada
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford dismisses plummeting approval rating, calls latest poll results 'fake'
An Angus Reid poll suggests Ford’s approval rating has fallen to a record-low 21 per cent amid a third term punctuated by tariff concerns, deficit projections and a backlash over his now-reversed government jet purchase.
·Waterloo, Canada
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Total News Sources9
Leaning Left7Leaning Right0Center1Last UpdatedBias Distribution88% Left
Bias Distribution
- 88% of the sources lean Left
88% Left
L 88%
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