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From ‘Captain Canada’ to the ‘Gravy Plane’: Why Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s popularity has taken a major hit.
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Front Burner30:13Is Doug Ford in trouble?
He was “Captain Canada” last year and at one point, the most popular conservative in Canada.
But now Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s taken a hit in the polls after a series of decisions that include the purchase and almost immediate sale of a $28.9-million private jet that his critics are calling the “gravy plane”.
Two recent polls have seen the Ontario PCs drop enough to find themselves almost on par with the Liberals, a party that’s currently helmed by an interim leader. Doug Ford ’s personal approval ratings are worse, with more Ontarians unhappy with him than not. Can he turn this around? We’re joined by Robert Benzie, Queens Park Bureau chief for The Toronto Star.
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