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Ontario Liberals under Premier Kathleen Wynne — and their commitment to no-charge prescription drugs for the young, minimum wage hikes and free tuition — have gained popularity with the province’s poorest residents, a new Forum Research poll shows.

That support comes at the expense of more well-off Ontarians, as the party has lost 10 points since November with voters earning $80,000 to $100,000 a year, the same poll found.

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Forum Research president Lorne Bozinoff said in a statement that the Ontario Progressive Conservatives have a “considerable lead” although the party leader, Patrick Brown, remains largely unknown as does NDP Leader Andrea Horwath.

“The Ontario Liberals’ passionate defence of the rising minimum wage has seen their support amongst lower-income Ontarians almost double, but because they’ve bled support elsewhere, there’s been no movement in their support, overall,” Bozinoff said. “Brown’s PCs still have a considerable lead, but Brown and Horwath are clearly not doing enough to raise their profile, given how many that are responding don’t know about the leaders.