NDP Leader Andrea Horwath says the McGuinty government may apply its unpopular Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) to IBI autism therapy costs for children, adding further financial strain on vulnerable families.

NDP Leader and Hamilton Centre MPP Andrea Horwath and Hamilton Mountain MP Chris Charlton met with workers at Siemens Fossil Power Generation where plans to close the facility by July 2011 were announced yesterday – throwing 550 people out of work.

A recent ruling of the Ontario Social Benefits Tribunal slamming the McGuinty government for cutting services for children with severe disabilities could help families across the province fight future funding cuts, says NDP Leader Andrea Horwath.

The McGuinty government’s Throne Speech offers no relief to Ontarians worried about their jobs, their health care, and the growing cost of living, says NDP Leader Andrea Horwath.

“Ontario families worried about their jobs, their health care, and the growing cost of living got a Throne Speech that offers lots of talk, but little action,” said Horwath.

Hamilton Centre MPP Andrea Horwath wants action on a McGuinty government report showing that families in Hamilton-Niagara families wait longer for children’s mental health services than anywhere else in Ontario.

NDP Leader Andrea Horwath is slamming Premier Dalton McGuinty’s claims that front-line health service cuts haven’t negatively affected Hamilton patients.

MPP Andrea Horwath says Dalton McGuinty needs to shake the lead out at Metrolinx and finally deliver Hamilton a light rail line.

New Democrat Leader Andrea Horwath will put people first in the coming Legislative session, proposing sensible solutions on jobs, health care, retirement and other challenges facing the people who make Ontario work.

All Ontarians would have the opportunity to retire with the security of a decent, dependable retirement income under a new province-wide pension plan unveiled today by Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath.

Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath issued the following statement on yesterday’s earthquake in Haiti:

If the Liberal government’s performance during this legislative session were a Bollywood blockbuster, it would surely be called “The Big Letdown,” NDP Leader Andrea Horwath said today.

NDP Leader Andrea Horwath says today’s report from Ontario’s Auditor General confirms more of the same from an arrogant Liberal government that continues to ignore the problems faced by everyday people.

New Democrat Leader Jack Layton, BC NDP Leader Carole James, and Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath today called on all Members of Parliament to block the HST by voting down enabling legislation being debated in the House of Commons.

Dalton McGuinty’s harmonized sales tax will hike the price of an array of holiday purchases – including the family Christmas tree, NDP Leader Andrea Horwath reminded Ontarians today.

Ending the sales tax exemption will make life less affordable for First Nations and marks a step back in the relationship between the province and First Nations, says NDP Leader Andrea Horwath.

NDP Leader Andrea Horwath will welcome First Nations leaders, small business owners and everyday families to Queen’s Park today as concerned Ontarians from across the province rally to voice their opposition to the McGuinty government’s plan to impose a harmonized sales tax.

The Ontario NDP caucus has successfully secured an additional day of public hearings on the McGuinty government’s Harmonized Sales Tax legislation.

The political din created by a stubborn Liberal government and a Tory opposition insistent on childish games has crowded out the voices of everyday Ontarians who deserve to have a say on the HST, NDP Leader Andrea Horwath said today.

Dalton McGuinty must immediately put the brakes on his HST legislation to ensure Ontario’s battered treasury isn’t further decimated should a federal HST bill die in the House of Commons, NDP Leader Andrea Horwath said today.

Referencing the stir created by the Harmonized Sales Tax in Premier Dalton McGuinty’s hometown, Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath today demanded Ottawa residents and business owners have their say on how the new tax will affect their everyday activities.

Dalton McGuinty’s scheme to impose the HST could tumble like a house of cards if federal MPs continue their scramble to distance themselves from the widely-opposed tax, NDP Leader Andrea Horwath said today.

The McGuinty government must open its books and reveal how much new revenue it expects to generate from the pockets of consumers under the widely-opposed HST, NDP Leader Andrea Horwath demanded today.

Ontario families have a right to know how much the HST will cost them on things like home heating and gasoline, but the McGuinty government refuses to release the amounts, NDP Leader Andrea Horwath revealed today.

With this coming Friday marking National Child Day, NDP Leader Andrea Horwath is calling on the McGuinty government to ensure that no Children’s Aid Society is forced to reduce services as a result of provincial funding cutbacks.

The McGuinty government should interpret the rising chorus of opposition to the HST as a clear signal to scrap it, instead of bringing in a bill to impose a tax that Ontarians simply don’t want, says NDP Leader Andrea Horwath.

Health Minister Deb Matthews must explain to Ontarians how professional athletes were able to access dwindling supplies of H1N1 vaccine while school-age children are still waiting to learn when they’ll be able to get it, NDP Leader Andrea Horwath said today.

Ontario’s adoption records disclosure system is a mess the McGuinty government needs to fix immediately, Ontario’s NDP Leader Andrea Horwath revealed in Question Period today.

Premier Dalton McGuinty must immediately announce plans to strengthen public communication to ensure organization and order at H1N1 vaccination clinics, Hamilton Centre MPP and Ontario's NDP Leader Andrea Horwath said today.

The McGuinty government needs to take immediate action to ensure Ontario families aren’t left waiting for hours – sometimes days – for access to the H1N1 vaccine, Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath said today.