

Paul Johnston , CP24.com





The popularity of Toronto’s top politico has taken a massive hit recently, according to a new poll.

A Forum Research poll released Wednesday puts Toronto Mayor Rob Ford’s approval rating at 39 per cent – down 10 points from last month.

Moreover, 61 per cent of those surveyed disapprove of the job Ford is doing in his role as mayor, while 39 per cent describe him as “one of Toronto’s worst mayors” and another 15 per cent describe him as a “poor mayor.”

Asked whether they believe Ford’s frequently made claim that he has saved the city some $1 billion since taking office, 52 per cent said they do not believe the mayor.

While 54 per cent of respondents said they disapprove of the job city council is doing, 58 per cent said they approve of the job being done by their local councillor.

The poll, based on an interactive voice response telephone survey conducted between Oct. 28 and Oct. 29, surveyed 1093 randomly-selected Torontonians over the age of 18.

The results are considered accurate plus or minus three per cent, 19 times out of 20.