How are Voters Feeling About the Ford Government? | The Rundown

OSAP. School boards. Airports and jets. As Queen's Park breaks for the summer, the Ford government is facing growing scrutiny over a series of high-profile decisions and the public response to them. TVO Today's John Michael McGrath breaks down the latest moves and the political stakes behind them. Then, how are voters feeling about the government, and is there an opening for the opposition? We hear from a panel of political watchers: Kim Wright of Wright Strategies, Ontario Liberal strategist Andrew Perez, columnist Michael Taube, and John Michael McGrath. 00:00 Intro 00:32 Jet backlash 01:02 What changed this session? 01:33 Billy Bishop expansion 01:58 School board takeover 02:34 FOI crackdown 03:20 Jail overcrowding 04:17 Ford’s biggest controversies 04:28 Phone records fight 05:38 Private jet fallout 06:51 OSAP protests 08:05 Can the opposition break through? 08:42 How bad was this session for Ford? 09:42 Is Ford picking his battles? 10:44 Can the NDP gain ground? 13:15 What are Liberals attacking? 15:57 Do the polls still favour Ford? 17:34 Why is the NDP stuck at 17%? 19:24 Have voters forgiven Ford? 20:43 Can Liberals capitalize? 22:56 Can Liberals seize this moment? 24:00 Has Ford recovered? 26:50 What’s Ford’s next integrity test? 28:18 Are opposition messages landing? About The Rundown: The Rundown is your nightly half-hour deep dive into just one headline. With host Jeyan Jeganathan, we’ll cover everything from housing and health care to climate and AI. We’ll break down why each topic matters, who’s living it, and what’s being done to make things better – starting right here in Ontario. Slow down. Tune in. Make sense of the moment. And tell us what you think. Follow on social media: Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/therundowntvo Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/TheRundownTVO X- https://twitter.com/therundowntvo Bluesky- https://bsky.app/profile/therundowntvo.bsky.social Subscribe to TVO Today to watch more content like this: https://www.youtube.com/@tvotoday Listen to the podcast: https://www.tvo.org/podcasts/the-rundown-audio Check out the rest of the TVO ecosystem TVO Docs - https://www.youtube.com/@tvo TVO Kids - https://www.youtube.com/@TVOkids TVO Learn - https://www.youtube.com/@tvolearn Download the TVO Today App Apple - https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/tvo-today/id1616182112 Available on: Roku, Apple TV, Android TV, Samsung, LG, Amazon Fire TV Enjoying this content and want to make a meaningful impact? Consider donating today! https://support.tvo.org/site/Donation2?mfc_pref=T&idb=599945504&df_id=16843&16843.donation=form1&DONATION_LEVEL_ID_SELECTED=1661&mfc_pref=T