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The New Democrats vote against the budget; election likely for June 12.
The New Democrats vote against the budget; election likely for June 12.
Ontario heading for election next month as NDP rejects budget
EXCERPT:
A June election is a certainty after NDP Leader Andrea Horwath said her party could not support the budget tabled by Premier Kathleen Wynne’s minority.
By: Richard J. Brennan, Robert Benzie, Rob Ferguson, Published on Fri May 02 2014
Ontario voters are heading to the polls next month.
A June election is a certainty after NDP Leader Andrea Horwath said her party could not support the budget tabled by Premier Kathleen Wynne’s minority Liberals.
Speaking to reporters about the budget for the first time Friday morning — she declined to discuss the spending plan the day it was unveiled — Horwath said it’s time for a change in the province.
“I have lost confidence in Kathleen Wynne and her ability to deliver,†the NDP leader said at Queen’s Park.
“I cannot in good conscience support a government that people don’t trust anymore,†she said.
“It’s time for a change . . . we will be voting against this budget.â€
Horwath said a budget in which the government “threw (in) the kitchen sink†was not enough to keep her on side with the Liberals.