Toronto Mayor Chow’s Approval Rating Drops Following Property Tax Hike: Poll

Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow’s rating has dropped by 16 points following the release of the city’s budget, according to a newly released poll. While once polling as high as 75 percent, Ms. Chow’s rating has fallen to 55 percent, according to a survey by  Liaison Strategies for the National Ethnic Press and Media Council of Canada (NEPMCC). “In previous months we’ve found her approval as high as 75 percent and as low as 71 percent,” David Valentin, principal at Liaison Strategies said in a news release. He added that while 55 still shows a majority approve of Ms. Chow, she has dropped from a +49 (approval minus disapproval) to +16....