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As Mayor Rob Ford prepares on Monday to face the compliance audit committee over allegations that his 2010 campaign broke finance rules, a new poll shows his approval rating is climbing.

The survey by Forum Research of 806 Torontonians on Friday found that 48% approve of the job Mr. Ford is doing, up from 45% a month ago and 42% in mid December. More than half, conversely, disapprove of his performance, the poll found.

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Mr. Ford is especially popular among people over 65 (56%), households earning less than $20,000 a year (57%) and those living in Etobicoke, York or Scarborough. The interactive voice response telephone survey is considered accurate plus or minus 5%, 19 times out of 20.

The mayor recently won a major legal battle when a court of appeal overturned a decision that he broke the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act, thus sparing him his job. He could be in court again after a forensic audit uncovered a long list of apparent contraventions of the Municipal Elections Act, including that his 2010 bid overspent by 3%. The compliance audit committee will decide Monday whether to hire a special prosecutor to determine if charges under the act are warranted.