Apparently, Rob Ford’s proposed budget cuts are about as popular as a civic workers’ strike

A poll released today reveals that Rob Ford’s approval ratings are dropping—fast—which, really, shouldn’t be much of a surprise given that it was conducted immediately after Monday’s announcement of the proposed cuts at city hall. A survey of over 1,000 Torontonians has Ford’s approval rating at 42 per cent, and with the cuts still in the proposal stage, Ford’s support could continue to plummet. But most surprising—and interesting—is Ford’s dwindling popularity in the suburbs, an area that has been a bastion of support for the mayor and one that he seems to lavish with attention. As a point of comparison, David Miller had an 82 per cent approval rating in May 2004 and a 69 per cent rating two years into his first term. Ford’s approval rating, at 57 per cent in June, is on par with Miller’s during the 2009 municipal workers’ strike. So there you have it: the proposed budget cuts are about as popular as parks and skating rinks packed with trash bags. Read the entire story [Toronto Star] »