Mayor Olivia Chow's approval rating drops following release of Toronto's budget: poll
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Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow’s approval rating has taken a hit following the release of the city’s 2024 budget, according to a new poll.
Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow’s approval rating has taken a hit following the release of the city’s 2024 budget, according to a new poll.
The Liaison Strategies poll, which was released Monday, found that Chow’s approval rating has now dipped to 55 per cent.
"The Olivia Chow honeymoon is over," David Valentin, the principal at Liaison Strategies, said in a written statement.
"In previous months we've found her approval as high as 75 per cent and as low as 71 per cent.”
The 2024 budget, Valentin said, is at least partly to blame for the drop in support.
According to the poll, only about 47 per cent of Toronto residents approve of the proposed budget, which will see homeowners pay an additional 9.5 per cent in taxes this year.
Chow received high marks when it comes to Toronto’s relationship with other levels of government (65 per cent), as well as her movement on affordable housing (64 per cent). But only 48 per cent of respondents said they approve of the work she is doing when it comes to crime, Valentin said.
