Ontario Budget North

N-D-P Leader Andrea Horwath says it's about time the governmentcame up with some sort of plan for the north.

But Horwath adds measures promised in Thursday's budget will likely be seen as a last-ditch attempt by the Liberals to show theycare about communities they've ignored for years.

She made the comments today after Premier McGuinty promised some relief for the north in the budget.

McGuinty wouldn't go into details, but says the budget measures will go beyond anything announced in the throne speech.