(Toronto, ON) – A comprehensive new Liaison Strategies survey reveals that a majority of Ontarians are dissatisfied with the provincial government’s performance across seven major policy areas, ranging from affordability to ethics.

The survey found that the Ford government faces its most significant challenges in the areas of housing and the cost of living. Both files currently see a total disapproval rating of 71%, with only 19% of respondents approving of the government's handling of housing affordability and 20% approving of their work on the cost of living.

Today marks one year since the 2025 Ontario election. Liaison was ranked #1 for accuracy in Ontario in 2025, and #2 nationally in the 2025 federal election.

Liaison surveyed a random sample of 1,000 Ontarians from February 20-22, 2026, using Interactive Voice Recording (IVR) technology. To ensure a representative stratified sample, participants were reached through random digit dialing (RDD) across both landline and cellular phone networks.  For the total sample, the margin of error is ±3.1 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.

‍IssueTotal ApprovalTotal DisapprovalNot SureOverall Job Performance30%66%4%Healthcare25%70%5%Education31%57%11%Cost of Living20%71%9%Housing Affordability19%70%11%The Environment35%54%11%Crime30%62%8%Ethics28%66%6%

David Valentin, Principal at Liaison Strategies, said the following:

"The data shows a government struggling to gain public confidence on the issues that matter most to the daily lives of Ontarians. With disapproval reaching 70% or higher on healthcare, housing, and affordability, there is a clear and consistent message from the electorate that the current approach is not resonating."

"The government also faces majority disapproval on healthcare (70%), ethics (66%), education (57%), crime (62%), and the environment (54%). While the environment remains one of the government's strongest files relative to others, it still fails to garner a majority approval, sitting at 35%. Partly, this score may reflect that Ontarians are prioritizing cost of living issues."

"Even on files like crime and the environment, where the government sees its highest approval ratings, they are still underwater with the majority of the public. Notably, the 'Not Sure' ratings on ethics and crime are now as low as 6% and 8% respectively, suggesting that voters have largely made up their minds on these issues."

"Despite tough issue scores it's worth remembering our Wednesday release showed the PCs are still leading - albeit, by a small margin."