All eyes on meeting between Wynne, Horwath

A meeting between Premier Kathleen Wynne and NDP Leader Andrea Horwath will be closely watched today, as Ontarians wait to see if the fate of the minority government’s budget will become any clearer.
The governing Liberals don’t have enough seats in the legislature to get the budget passed on their own. That has left the government seeking support from the third-party New Democrats, as they won’t be getting any help from the Progressive Conservatives.
Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath, seen surrounded by members of the media on Wednesday, is pressing the governing Liberals to make tweaks to their budget. The Liberals need the third party's help if they are going to pass their budget. (Mike Crawley/CBC)While the New Democrats have been pushing for amendments to the budget, they are also under pressure to work with the government. If the third party decides it can't support the government's budget, the province will face an election.
Horwath has continued to press for accountability measures she argues are necessary to keep the government on track.
"I have three things to say to the premier's comments about accountability of the Liberal government thus far in Ontario: eHealth, Ornge and the gas plant scandals," Horwath said in the legislature on Wednesday, referring to a handful of controversies that have plagued the government in recent years.
Early Wednesday afternoon, Horwath reinforced her message by tweeting that she would be seeking "action on accountability" during her meeting with the premier.
The NDP leader and the premier are due to meet at 2:30 p.m. Horwath will address the media later in the afternoon.
A year ago, the Liberals struggled to get a budget passed under similar conditions in which the New Democrats' support was critical to the government’s survival. It eventually passed in June of 2012, weeks after it was tabled.