In the earlier debate, Horwath was seen as a benign third-placer. The PCs have spent the past week exposing — and criticizing — questionable comments of a number of NDP candidates. One of the most recent controversies was an NDP candidate in Toronto who had posted a meme of Hitler on her Facebook page. "Doug Ford needs to somehow figure out a strategy for stopping the cratering of his support," said Ihor Korbabicz of Abacus Data. (David Donnelly/CBC) In the first debate, Ford merely needed to reassure.

Source: CBC News May 27, 2018 07:52 UTC