Ontario NDP: Liberal arrogance could topple govt.

Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath says if the Liberals are defeated over their 2012 budget, it will be due to their own arrogance.

CBC:

Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath says if the Liberals aren't willing to work with her party on re-crafting the provincial budget it could mean a snap election.

"If [the Liberals are] not prepared to work with us, then we'll be into an election," she said.

In an interview on Metro Morning, Horwath said if the minority Liberals go down to defeat over their budget next Tuesday it will be their own fault.

"If they're not prepared to do what the people told them to do - which is work with the other parties ... so if we do end up in election next week it will be because the McGuinty Liberals, in their arrogance, weren't prepared to work with anyone else," she said.

Also on Friday the Ontario Federation of Labour launched a campaign against the minority Liberal budget, saying proposed service and job cuts are the biggest since the era of former Tory premier Mike Harris.

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