Just one-third of Ontarians say their province is heading in the right direction, according to a new Leger poll.

The polling finds that, despite Premier Doug Ford having an approval rating of 45 per cent, a majority — 55 per cent — of Ontarians believe the province is on the wrong track. Only 33 per cent say the province is on the right track.

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“There’s been a shift in moods in Ontario. Ontarians are growing more pessimistic,” said Jennifer McLeod Macey, Leger’s senior vice-president of public affairs.

Those in eastern Ontario are most likely, at 44 per cent, to say the province is headed in the right direction, while 29 per cent of those in southern Ontario, 32 per cent of those in the Greater Toronto Area and 30 per cent of those in the Hamilton/Niagara regions and

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