The Campaign Research survey for the Star found approval ratings for … Ontario Premier Doug Ford has ranked at the bottom of provincial approval ratings in a recent poll.The poll by DART C-Suite shows that while Ford has gained some approval over the last quarter, he is the least favourable among Canadian premiers.Coming up on top with a 60% approval rating is Quebec Premier François Legault, followed by Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe in second at 56%.British Columbia Premier John Horgan is fourth on the list, with a 47% approval rating that hasn’t changed since last quarter.Alberta’s Jason Kenney took the hardest hit, plummeting in approval over the last three months.According to the survey results, which was provided by On the other side of Canada, Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeill sits at 36% approval, ahead of Doug Ford, but his ratings went up 17% since September.Quarterly Approval Rating and Rankings of Canada’s Premiers (DART & Maru/Blue Voice Canada Poll)As per the new poll, the approval ratings and rankings of the premiers measured for the fourth quarter of 2019 are as follows:Sign up for our newsletter to get exclusive content, contests, and perks direct to youDaily Hive is a Canadian-born online news source, established in 2008, that creates compelling, hyperlocal content. Ford's campaign was fined $11,950 for placing 478 illegal lawn signs during the campaign, including placing signs on the Visit our © 2020 National Post, a division of Postmedia Network Inc. All rights reserved.
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Pseudonyms will no longer be permitted.By submitting a comment, you accept that CBC has the right to reproduce and publish that comment in whole or in part, in any manner CBC chooses. Really, really, really troubling,” she said.“It’s extremely disappointing that that’s what Mr. Ford thinks his job is — to seal his next election, as opposed to to continue to be here to deal with the crisis that’s unfolding still with COVID-19.”Green Leader Mike Schreiner charged that Ford is campaigning at the same time as his government is “failing to deliver for parents, students and teachers, a plan to safely reopen schools this fall.” Ford’s barnstorming, which is designed to boost the Conservatives’ political fortunes, come as he has seen a rebound in public-opinion polls for the Star.The premier had a -49 per cent approval rating this time last year, when he was loudly booed at the Toronto Raptors’ victory celebrations at Nathan Phillips Square while Trudeau and Mayor John Tory were cheered.Last July, a poll found that just 20 per cent of respondents approved of the job he was doing while 69 per cent disapproved and 11 per cent had no opinion.But the latest Campaign Research poll for the Star found Ford now has an overall 39 per cent approval, a swing of 88 percentage points.The firm found 66 per cent approved of his performance with 27 disapproving and six per cent having no opinion. Doug Ford maintained the support that Rob had in the polls, and made no significant ground against frontrunner John Tory, but maintained his lead over Olivia Chow. On the campaign trail, and in government, Ontario Premier Doug Ford routinely mentions "the people" in his speeches. It’s a big province,” said Ford, who was also at Challenger Motor Freight before heading to Kitchener’s Shaver Industries, which is making 25,000 face shields a week for front-line workers.On Thursday, Ford will visit Essex County, where he’ll get his shaggy golden mullet trimmed by a local barber.“You wouldn’t believe how many barbers there are down there,” he enthused.Freshly coiffed, he plans to be back in Waterloo Region the following day.Liberal Leader Steven Del Duca expressed concern about the premier hitting the hustings.“Parents working from home are struggling with child care and Doug Ford is nowhere to be found,” said Del Duca.“His priorities are way out of order — he has a detailed plan to reopen pubs and movie theatres, but none to get our kids back in school this fall,” he said.“Doug Ford should spend his summer figuring out the crisis in our schools, not campaigning for re-election.”NDP Leader Andrea Horwath said Ford is displaying “poor judgment.”“Shame on him for worrying about his election chances as opposed to worrying about the things that everybody else are still worrying about,” said Horwath.“Things like businesses being able to weather the storm with a government that didn’t really help out at all, in terms of direct support.