Layton HST

NDP Leader Jack Layton is taking his campaign for Employment Insurance reform to Northwestern Ontario.

Layton was in Thunder Bay on a tour of the region on Saturday to meet with local workers and ask them what they need from the Employment Insurance system.

At a press conference he also discussed the possibility of a harmonized sales tax and Layton said Prime Minister Stephen Harper would put eight more cents on the dollar.

Layton asked why the legislation has to go through the House of Commons in order for the tax to be passed if the HST is a provincial decision.