Off to a very unpopular start, eh, Ford?  Don't worry about it;  Mike Harris   
   is very proud of you.     
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   Jul 30, 2018   
      
   Poll: Nearly half of Torontonians disapprove Ford's plans to cut size of city   
   council   
      
   The poll found that about half of Torontonians (47%) say they disapprove of   
   Ford’s plans to reduce the size of Toronto city council, while a third (35%)   
   says they’re in favour of the ward reduction.   
      
   The remaining 19% of survey respondents say they were neutral on the idea or   
   don’t know how to feel about it.   
      
   Meanwhile, about half (47%) of respondents say they disapprove of Ford’s   
   performance as premier, with 4 in 10 (40%) saying they approve.  About   
   one-sixth (14%) say they do not know.   
      
   The poll also found that almost three-quarters of respondents (70%) say they   
   would support John Tory if an election were held today, while about one third   
   (30%) say they would support the newly announced candidate Jennifer Keesmaat.   
      
   Moreover, the poll revealed that the PC’s lead in Toronto by a wide margin,   
   with almost 4 in 10 (41%) saying they support Ford’s tories.   
      
   One quarter (28%) say they support the NDP, while another quarter (23%) say   
   they support the Liberals. Few (6%) say they support the Greens, while (2%)   
   say they support another party.   
      
   “It looks like what was expected to be a somewhat boring municipal election   
   will become contentious after all, with an unexpected challenger to Mayor   
   Tory, and a newfound interest by Queen’s Park in Municipal politics,” said   
   Dr. Lorne Bozinoff,    
   President of Forum Research.   
      
   “What’s undeniable is that 2018 will be a year to remember in Ontario   
   politics.”   
      
   The Forum Poll was based on the results from an interactive voice response   
   telephone survey of 1328 randomly selected Toronto Voters. The poll was   
   conducted July 27, 2018.   
      
      
   Results have a margin of error of plus or minus 3%, 19 times out of 20, and   
   the survey included both landlines and cell phones.   
      
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