Rolling back labour reforms â including cancelling paid sick days and freezing the $14-an-hour minimum wage â is taking its toll on Premier Doug Fordâs popularity, a new poll suggests.The Campaign Research survey found Fordâs Progressive Conservatives, who won the June 7 election with 40.5 per cent of the vote, have dropped to 34 per cent.That compared to 32 per cent for the Liberals under interim leader John Fraser, 25 per cent for Andrea Horwathâs New Democrats, and 7 per cent for Mike Schreinerâs Green.Last spring, the Liberals, then led by former premier Kathleen Wynne, garnered 19.6 per cent of the vote while the NDP received 33.6 per cent and the Greens had 4.6 per cent.âIt could be a little bit that the honeymoon is over,â Campaign Research CEO Eli Yufest said TuesdayâAs the memory of Kathleen Wynne fades ⌠the Liberals are regaining their natural relatively strong position with the electorate,â said Yufest.Read more:With new labour laws on the chopping block, whatâs at stake for Ontarioâs workers?Doug Ford steps up attacks on âjob killingâ labour protectionsOpinion | Ford driving a race to the bottom for Ontarioâs lowest-paid workersâThe electorate ⌠wanted to send the Liberals a message and theyâve done so,â he added, noting Wynneâs low personal standing âsunkâ popular Liberal initiatives like improved workplace protections and a higher minimum wage.âFord needs to do a better job telling workers why getting rid of those measures is a good thing for business and a good thing for workers. He hasnât done that.âIndeed, 77 per cent of Ontarians oppose the premierâs decision to scrap two paid sick leave days while 17 per cent favoured that and 6 per cent were unsure.About half of those polled â 52 per cent â were opposed to Ford stopping a planned increase of the minimum wage to $15 on Ja ...
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