Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath and Cool FM morning host Dave Tymo May 30, 2018. (Photo by Adelle Loiselle)Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath and Cool FM morning host Dave Tymo May 30, 2018. (Photo by Adelle Loiselle)
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Horwath Talks Bevies, Hangover Cures, And Pet Names

Some polls put her party ahead in the provincial election race, but who is Andrea Horwath?

Horwath stopped by the Blackburn Radio studios in Windsor Wednesday morning for an exclusive visit to the morning shows on Country 95.9FM, MIX FM, and Cool FM. Instead of policy and politics, listeners heard some of their questions answered by the leader of the Ontario NDP.

With cannabis legalization coming soon, Dave Tymo on Cool FM, wanted to know, has she?

"Oh yes. Of course!" Horwath exclaimed. "Back in the day, for sure."

Pet name? Honeybunny.

Listen to Dave Tymo's full interview here.

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The night before, Horwath was at a pub night event in Chatham. Admitting to one "bevy", she said she did not overindulge.

Had she, what hangover cure would have started her day?

Andrea Horwath visiting the Blackburn Radio studios in Windsor May 30, 2018. (Photo by Adelle Loiselle) Andrea Horwath May 30, 2018. (Photo by Adelle Loiselle)

"Greasy eggs and bacon with toast," laughed Horwath.

No coffee though. Horwath says her go-to drink is green tea.

Calling into the MIX morning show, Horwath told Jay and Kendall she did not aspire to be a politician when she was a kid.

"It wasn't my thing, right? It was in university that I started getting involved with the NDP, although my dad always voted NDP and we always volunteered for different campaigns when I was growing up," she said. "It was during an interesting political time in 1990 when I started getting active in my own community in politics."

Horwath was an organizer of Day of Action protests in her hometown of Hamilton during the Mike Harris years in Ontario.

On Country Mornings, Horwath and Cordell talked about civility in politics.

Earlier in the campaign, Horwath admitted to a $1.4-billion mistake in her party's fiscal plan.

"That's something that politicians don't do enough of," said Horwath. "Admit when they make a mistake."

Elsewhere on the campaign trail Wednesday, Liberal Leader Kathleen Wynne took part in a live Question and Answer session on Twitter, and Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford stopped in Sarnia ahead of an evening rally in London.

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