Economic Development & Trade

Horwath slams McGuinty’s Navistar inaction

October 19, 2009 - 4:00pm

NDP Leader Andrea Horwath is slamming the McGuinty government for doing precious little to prevent Navistar from moving truck production from Chatham to Mexico, despite a massive infusion of public dollars.

 

 

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McGuinty should choose ‘Buy Ontario’ over call to arms: Horwath

August 19, 2009 - 4:00pm

Instead of picking fights with our neighbours down south, Dalton McGuinty should act now to protect Ontario jobs, says NDP Leader Andrea Horwath.

“President Obama is making sure American tax dollars support American jobs. Rather than doing the same, Dalton McGuinty issued an unrealistic battle cry,” said Horwath. “I think it’s clear whose leadership and decisions are more responsible.”

 

 

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Diesel Dalton’s Deathbed E-car Conversion: DiNovo

July 15, 2009 - 1:00pm

NDP MPP Cheri DiNovo isn’t impressed by Dalton McGuinty’s latest plan to turn Ontarians into consumers of mass-produced electric cars.

“This is Diesel Dalton at his worst,” says DiNovo, who attended a press conference this morning where McGuinty promised to create a consumer incentive program for electric cars to be produced in the United States by General Motors.

 

 

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Horwath congratulates Bombardier and TTC workers

June 19, 2009 - 4:00pm

NDP Leader Andrea Horwath said she’s happy that the McGuinty Liberals ended their political shenanigans and finally ponied up their one-third share of the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) new streetcar contract.

 

 

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McGuinty’s failure leads to more job losses: Horwath

June 5, 2009 - 9:05am

NDP Leader Andrea Horwath is pinning today’s grim job loss numbers on Dalton McGuinty’s continued failure to address Ontario’s growing economic crisis.

Statistics Canada’s latest monthly jobs report showed the province lost another 60,000 jobs in May and the unemployment rate is now 9.4 per cent.

 

 

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Horwath to Liberals: Support executive compensation bill!

May 26, 2009 - 2:00pm

NDP Leader Andrea Horwath is calling on the McGuinty Liberals to support her private members bill that would put a hard cap on executive compensation for companies that receive government money.

“Workers are making incredible sacrifices to keep their jobs,” said Horwath.

 

 

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