Provincial party leaders comment on budget

At the provincial level Wednesday, all three parties were talking about a potential election…

With NDP leader Andrea Horwath coming out with another demand in exchange for her party’s support. She says she wants the Liberals to create a financial accountability office to be a spending and revenue watchdog. Horwath says there is a lack of trust in the governing Liberals, and she wants more accountability to ensure promises to taxpayers are being kept.

Premier Kathleen Wynne responded saying she would like to sit down with Horwath face to face to discuss her ideas. But she’s not scared of a possible election.

The Conservatives are also firing back at Horwath’s demand that the Liberals add a financial accountability commission to the budget…