Article content The pandemic’s third wave in Ontario has been politically damaging to Progressive Conservative Premier Doug Ford, according to a new poll, but opposition parties have failed to capitalize on his pandemic slump. The numbers suggest that, in the metaphorical horse race toward next June’s election, Ford maintains the lead as Ontario moves toward reopening and recovery. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Doug Ford loses ground in Ontario's third wave, but opposition popularity is down too: poll Back to video Ford’s personal fortunes have slipped along with his party’s over the last two months, as his government was seen to hesitate before its most significant decisions, for example opening restaurants then abruptly closing them, and leaving schools open for a single day after an Easter weekend that was near the peak of a spike in new infections.