In a way I shouldn't be surprised. I live in the 905. Ontario is full of suburban Karens who want low taxes but are super concerned with safety. So Doug Ford is seen as the lesser evil to people like this. They don't want their taxes to go up. They don't want to have to deal with inflation. But they are absolutely terrified of the WuFlu. So they see Doug Ford as the better option. Canadian conservatism is really not the same thing as American conservatism.
Kinda works for him. The Conservatives in Ontario have like a 20 point lead currently over the NDP and the Liberals.
It's not just approval rating. Election polls put the Conservatives in Ontario at around 43%. The NDP and the Liberals are around 20 to 25%.
In a way I shouldn't be surprised. I live in the 905. Ontario is full of suburban Karens who want low taxes but are super concerned with safety. So Doug Ford is seen as the lesser evil to people like this. They don't want their taxes to go up. They don't want to have to deal with inflation. But they are absolutely terrified of the WuFlu. So they see Doug Ford as the better option. Canadian conservatism is really not the same thing as American conservatism.