The patronage scandal that continues to batter the premier’s office has hit home for voters, with almost 60 per cent believing the Ford government is corrupt and even more saying too many “cronies” have been hired, a new poll suggests. Among PC voters, about 40 per cent feel the same. “Nobody all of a sudden said, ‘He’s in good shape now because he’s shuffled his cabinet.’” Just a quarter of those surveyed think Ford can fix things for the next election, with more than half saying that’s impossible. Almost half of voters think MPP Christine Elliott would be a better premier than Ford — including 24 per cent of PC supporters, the poll suggests. “That’s a remarkable measure of disloyalty to the current leader, when you say the person he beat would have made a better leader,” Corbett said.

Source: thestar July 15, 2019 00:56 UTC