Municipalities pushing for provincial tax hike for infrastructure during Ottawa conference

Provincial party leaders on Tuesday are expected to hear a growing call from municipalities to increase sales taxes to help maintain local infrastructure.
Premier Kathleen Wynne, PC Leader Patrick Brown and NDP Leader Andrea Horwath are scheduled to speak at the Association of Municipalities of Ontario’s annual conference at Ottawa’s Shaw Centre, where mayors and councillors from across the province are promoting an idea to implement a one-per-cent provincial sales tax strictly for k