By Pepper Parr
May 4th, 2026
BURLINGTON, ON
How can a political party without a leader poll higher than the political party that currently governs the province?
Only in Ontario.
The leaderless Ontario Liberals have nudged in front of the Progressive Conservatives, according to a new poll released in the aftermath of the premier’s private jet reversal and changes to freedom-of-information laws.
The Ontario NDP, which sits as the official Opposition, were at 20 per cent and the Greens at four per cent.
David Valentin, principal at Liaison Strategies, suggested the Progressive Conservatives have seen their support dropping for some time.
“While the decay may have been slowed down by government advertising, the jet fiasco has pushed the PCs down even lower and they now find themselves in second place,” he wrote in a statement.
Has the public finally clued in?
How much lower do the Ford polling numbers have to go before Doug Ford pulls the plug and announces his plans to call a Leadership Convention and look for a replacement?
The Progressive Conservatives have enough time to find a new leader and begin to polish up the brand and be ready for the next election.
The Liberals will choose their new leader at an event in November.
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It is definitely time for Ford to go. He has has done enough damage to Ontarians and Ontario proper along with his old cronies the developers that will a generation to fix. That is nit to mention disasters in managing the health system along with seniors welbeing. Let us not forget the demolition of looking after Ontario iconic environment and its natural resources.
I am not sure what is taking the the RCMP to report on his relationship the developers and Greenbelt mismanagement if not also the probable very very questionable land grabes he availed to his developer palls. The lake of transparency was not a part of our democracy but clandestine to say the least.
As for his assault on Ontario’s valued Freedom of Information which is a cornerstone of democracy, he castrated it.
He must go followed by a a broader investigation on his abusive behavior of a Premier managing the financial operations of Ontario reducing the quality of life that Ontarians have to look forward to for generations to come.
A 15 billion dollar tunnel beginning nowhere and ending no where,plus farmland lost forever allowing for greater and easier profits for developers.
Norman
I doubt that Doug Ford has to panic.He has until 2030.The public has a short memory.