Toronto

Maybe bland really does work.

Mayor John Tory’s approval rating is at an all-time high, according to a new poll.

A Forum Research poll provided exclusively to the Toronto Sun on Wednesday found 77% of those polled approve of Tory’s tenure — the highest it has ever been since he was elected late last year. Overall, just 23% disapprove of the job Tory is doing as mayor.

According to the poll, 92% of Tory voters in the last election approve of the job he is doing so far but he also has the approval of 59% of those who voted for Doug Ford and 73% of those polled who said they voted for Olivia Chow.

The last Forum poll, conducted in August, pegged Tory’s approval rating at 72%. So far in his term, Tory’s lowest approval came in a February Forum poll where 65% said they approve of the job he was doing.

This latest interactive voice response telephone poll was conducted on Monday among 812 Toronto voters. Forum considers the results accurate within 3%, 19 times out of 20.

Here’s some other highlights from the Forum poll:

Councillor Rob Ford

Question — Do you approve or disapprove of the job Rob Ford is doing as a city councillor?

Approve 38%

Disapprove 43%

Don’t know 18%

That’s an increase in approval from the last Forum poll where only 34% approved of the job Ford was doing.

Chief Mark Saunders

Question — Do you approve or disapprove of the job Mark Saunders is doing as chief of police?

Approve 52%

Disapprove 19%

Don’t know 28%

That’s an increase in approval from 45% in August.

Provincial ban of carding

Question — The provincial government has outlawed carding in Ontario. Do you approve or disapprove of this decision?

Approve 55%

Disapprove 29%

Don’t know 17%

Carding Effectiveness

Question — Do you think carding was effective or ineffective at preventing crime?

Effective 29%

Ineffective 49%

Don’t know 22%

For more information, go to Forum Research.