PCs come out on top, but voters aren't happy

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POLL WATCH — The PCs may be riding high in the polls, but the Liberals are right on their heels.

That’s the upshot from fresh Liaison Strategies polling out this morning that suggests that if an election were held today, 39 per cent would vote for the ruling Tories, while 36 per cent would pick the leaderless Liberals. The NDP clocked in at 18 per cent support with the Greens at 5 per cent.

While several pollsters have recently shown DOUG FORD’s popularity is slipping, some have attributed the Grit bump to what’s happening at the federal level — PM MARK CARNEY remains popular, and that could be rubbing off on his provincial cousins.

What’s telling in the latest from Liaison is how Ford is faring on hot-potato issues. An eye-popping 65 per cent disapprove of the job he’s doing as Premier, while 61 per cent the province is headed in the wrong …