Byelections incoming: Dead heat in Milton, slam dunk in LKM

And Ottawa vs. Ontario, again

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DOUG FORD is expected to set a date for the byelections in Milton and Lambton-Kent-Middlesex today, and we’ve got fresh polling to sink our teeth into. Meanwhile, the Premier says JUSTIN TRUDEAU is stepping on his turf, again — as billions in federal housing cash hangs in the balance. And Ford fires up the big Tory blue fundraising machine. So much for a quiet constit break!

POLL WATCH — My sources have been suggesting as much for weeks, and now we’ve got real numbers to back them up: The Milton byelection will come down to the wire in a tight race between the PCs and Liberals.

That’s the upshot from the latest public-opinion survey from Liaison Strategies, which also shows the Tories holding on to their bastion in Lambton-Kent-Middlesex.

By the numbers: In Milton, both the PCs and Liberals earned 39 per cent support apiece from decided and leaning voters. New Democrats are trailing with 10 per cent, with the Greens rounding out the ticket at 5 per cent. That’s much close…