Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty may be fighting an uphill battle in the run-up to next year’s provincial election.
An Angus-Reid survey conducted for the Toronto Star shows the Liberal leader has taken a significant slide, with the majority of decided voters saying they want him out of office.
The poll, released Tuesday, shows 76 per cent of decided voters would like to see another party in power at Queen’s Park. When asked which party they’d like to see take the reins, 41 per cent said they’d choose the Progressive Conservatives, led by Tim Hudak.
The PCs have a 12 point lead over the Liberals (with 29 per cent support), among decided voters. The NDP has 22 per cent support and the Greens eight per cent.
The harmonized sales tax, the cancelled eco-fee program, e-Health, and recent spikes in hydro prices may have contributed to the Liberals’ loss of public support.
Ontarians head to the polls on Oct. 6, 2011.