"Polling finds Ford Conservatives hold a 7-point lead over the Liberals..." June 13, 2023 Canadian News Update + Commentary
The message to the Liberals is clear; choose wisely in your leadership and you might have a shot at government.
As a self confessed political junkie, I’m always fascinated by the data we receive from the numerous credible polling institutions in this country that give us a snapshot of how the public is evaluating the politicians and political wannabe’s in our sociopolitical universe.
The latest Abacus polling about Ontario’s political scene presents an intriguing scenario.
The headline story is that the Ford Conservatives hold a 7-point lead over the second place Liberals and the NDP are relegated to third place.
There’s lots to unpack here.
The Liberals , who have no leader and no platform at this point, are still in second place; the NDP, who are the Official Opposition, with newly appointed leader Marit Styles continue to be the third choice for voters.
But, the most telling aspect of this latest polling is that 74% of Ontario voters feel that, in the next election, a change in government is needed.
The message from Ontario voters is pretty clear: “As of this moment, we’re sort of OK with Ford as Premier, but if we’re presented with a viable alternative, Ford is toast!”
That would indicate that the expected bump in NDP popularity with a new leader simply is not happening, and the unrest about Ford’s policies regarding the Greenbelt and privatizing health care are taking a huge bite out of the PC’s approval rating.
The message to the Liberals is clear; choose wisely in your leadership and you might have a shot at government.
As the highly decorated play ‘Hamilton’ suggests, you don’t want to miss your shot!
The message to Ford is somewhat more bleak; keep doing what you’re doing and your best before date is fast approaching.