NDP Leader Andrea Horwath says the McGuinty government must scrap the review of its controversial policy of benchmarking children with autism and start over with someone who is independent.

June 1 is Hunger Awareness Day in Hamilton. Hamilton Food Share is calling on the community for a “Hunger Intervention”, asking everyone to give up buying their lunch for one day and donate the money to help reduce hunger in our city.

NDP Leader Andrea Horwath met with Hamilton seniors today to discuss the impact of the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) and urge them to let their voices be heard.

While the McGuinty government begins to look at legislation to ensure that developers can’t sue project opponents to keep them quiet, Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath has already done the work.

The Hamilton Centre MPP says the government’s newly appointed panel can save time and money by adopting her private members bill against Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP) in the planning process.

New legislation introduced today by NDP Leader Andrea Horwath would set a clear, uniform cap on the salaries of Ontario’s highest-paid public sector executives to ensure scarce public dollars could be redirected to vital front-line services where they’re needed most.

Ontario families should savour their last HST-free long-weekend, says Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath.

“This coming May long-weekend is the last one that’s HST-free. Come July 1st, there certainly won’t be ‘no place like this’. In Dalton McGuinty’s Ontario, it’s going to cost eight per cent more to go for a weekend drive through the country or take the kids camping,” said Horwath.