Conservative gains in Ontario before campaign due to ‘Ford being quiet,’ but pollster says Trudeau’s attacks may not be working

Former Liberal Party adviser Sheamus Murphy says the challenge for the Conservatives in this campaign is that people who voted for Doug Ford 'may not be feeling like they’re getting what they voted for.'

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, pictured at Rideau Hall on Sept. 11, 2019, and Ontario Premier Doug Ford, right, pictured speaking at the Manning Networking Conference on March 23, 2019. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

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BY MIKE LAPOINTE

October 7, 2019

Many Liberal candidates say Ontario Progressive Conservative Premier Doug Ford’s unpopularity is still a significant issue at the doors more than halfway through the election campaign, with some political strategists saying that voters who backed Mr. Ford in 2018 are upset with the Ontario governm...

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