Ontario’s New Democrats want to ban all political advertisements before elections and make leaders own up to third-party attack ads.
NDP Leader Andrea Horwath said voters are tired of being manipulated by special interest groups and need to hear each party’s ideas without political spin.
She’s also pushing for three televised debates across the province, focusing on health care, jobs, the economy and energy.
As the province gears up for an Oct. 6 election, there have been ads attacking the Liberals over what they call a “road to nowhere” in Windsor – paid for by the Canadian wing of a business that owns the Ambassador Bridge linking Windsor and Detroit.
The Progressive Conservatives also have been targeted by the Working Families Coalition, a group that is backed by some of the province’s private and public unions.
Both Tories and Liberals have attacked each other as well as the NDP, but Horwath said she has no plans to “get in the sandbox” and join the negative campaigns.
