Ontario NDP leader slams Doug Ford on his home turf, says Tory plan isn’t for the people
TORONTO — Ontario’s NDP leader took her election campaign on Monday to the riding Doug Ford is hoping to capture, slamming the Tory leader’s tax plan on his home turf as recent polls suggest one of the two will be the next premier.
Andrea Horwath, whose New Democrats have been gaining momentum, said Ford has been promising to cut a middle-class tax bracket by 20 per cent, but she contended the pledge will see the richest people benefit the most.
“He’s great with the bumper stickers, with the announcements that sound good, but the minute you peel back a layer you see that his plan is not a plan for the people,” she said.
“We can’t afford Mr. Ford’s plan. It will give tax cuts to the rich, where everyone else is going to pay much, much more to make a go of life.”