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THE PREMIER’S KRYPTONITE
It’s the U.S. midterms, and the Premier is offering up some unsolicited advice for the Prime Minister. Meanwhile in his own backyard, DOUG FORD is getting raked over the coals on OSAP and the deficit.
But fresh polling suggests Ford is staring down another major vulnerability that could knock him off his pedestal: Education.
That’s the upshot from Liaison Strategies’s latest survey, which puts the PCs on top at 39 per cent, followed by the Liberals at 32 per cent, the NDP at 22 per cent and the Greens at 3 per cent among decided and leaning voters.
Sure, it’s a healthy seven-point lead for Ford and the Tories, but there’s a weak spot on the horizon: a whopping 62 per cent aren’t happy with Ford’s handling of the education file, which is about to heat up. That’s worse than his overall approval score of 57 per cent.
Blame game: Stalled negotiations with teacher unions are expected to kick off this month, as are strike votes. If — …
