NDP Using Auto Insurance As Bargaining Chip

Friday, 1 March 2013 10:17

NDP Leader Andrea Horwath is keeping her foot on the accelerator when it comes to cutting auto insurance premiums. She says if she doesn't get a 15 per cent cut to premiums, as well as other items on her list of demands, the province could face a spring election. Horwath met Friday with representatives from the insurance industry, who say fraud is what's driving up premiums. But Horwath is adamant that the Liberals need to cut auto insurance premiums by 15 per cent now. NDP Using Auto Insurance As Bargaining Chip

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