Toronto Press Releases & Articles


Head to Head: Tory Almost Doubles Ford

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Toronto, June 27th – In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 1040 Toronto voters, amongst those decided and leaning, in a head’s up race between only John Tory and Doug Ford, Tory almost doubles his as-yet undeclared competitor with support of two-thirds (66%) of voters, while Doug Ford secures only a third (34%).

Almost Two-Thirds in Favour of Bike Lanes Overall

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Toronto, June 27th – In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 1040 Toronto voters, almost two-thirds (62%) say they favour bike lanes. Only one quarter (25%) opposes bike lanes, with (14%) saying they do not know. Support for bike lanes overall is up 5 points from March (March 16: 57%).

Community Housing a Polarizing Topic

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Toronto, May 31st – In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 1035 Toronto voters, the plurality (45%) believes Toronto Community Housing should continue to build and maintain low cost social housing...

Liberals Creep Back Into Contention in Toronto

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Toronto, May 31st – In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 1035 Toronto voters, amongst those decided and leaning, the Liberals (34%) and Progressive Conservatives (34%) sit even. A quarter (25%) support the NDP, and (5%) say they support the Green Party.

It’s a Race: Tory and Ford Virtually Tied

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Toronto, May 31st – In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 1035 Toronto voters, amongst those decided and leaning, John Tory (40%) is statistically tied with Doug Ford (38%), who remains undeclared as a candidate.

Almost Two-Thirds Disapprove of Forcing Police to March in Pride Out of Uniform

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Toronto, May 31st – In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 1035 Toronto voters, almost two-thirds (61%) disapprove of Pride Toronto’s statement that police officers are prohibited from marching in the pride parade in their police uniform...

Majority Approve of Rent Control Expansion

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Toronto, May 12th – In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 1103 Ontario voters, the majority (53%) approve of the expansion of rent control to all private rental units in Ontario. Only a quarter (25%) disapprove of the move, with just over 2-in-10 (22%) saying they do not know.

Conservatives Continue to Hold Big Lead

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Toronto, May 12th – In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 1103 Ontario voters, more than 4-in-10 (41%) say they would support the Progressive Conservatives. More than a quarter (28%) say they would support the Liberals...

PCs Continue to Lead in Toronto

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Toronto, April 10th – In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 840 Toronto voters, amongst those decided and leaning, if an election were held today, (38%) say they would support the Progressive Conservatives. (31%) say they would support the Liberals, with (22%) in favour of the NDP, and (6%) saying they would vote Green. (2%) say they would support another party.

Torontonians Support a $15.00 Minimum Wage

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Toronto, April 6th – In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 840 Toronto voters, (70%) approve of an increase to the minimum wage in Ontario, from $11.40 to $15.00. Only (25%) would disapprove, and (5%) don’t know.