Early election could dent support for Doug Fords Progressive Conservatives, poll finds [Video]

Calling an early election could potentially puncture the Progressive Conservative’s strong lead in Ontario and “shake up” provincial politics.

The finding is part of a new poll completed by Liaison Strategies for the National Ethnic Press and Media Council of Canada looking at how a general election before June 2026 could play out.

Ontario politics has been abuzz with talk of a potential snap election since the end of May when Ontario Premier Doug Ford repeatedly refused to rule one out. Opposition parties have struck election and policy committees, while fundraising efforts have kicked into high gear.

The new Liaison Strategies poll found that Ford’s Progressive Conservatives are polling a comfortable 11 points ahead of Bonnie Crombie’s Liberals among decided and leaning voters. However, that lead would potentially shrink to five points if Ford called an early election.

The poll’s topline figures have the PCs at 33 per cent, the …