WATFORD, Ont. – Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath had an unexpected campaign stop during her swing through southwestern Ontario on Wednesday – a campaign bus breakdown.
Horwath’s bus, dubbed the “Proletariat Chariot” by media riding on it for the campaign, experienced mechanical problems on Highway 402 near Watford, Ont.
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The bus pulled over safely after a burning smell started to enter the cabin.
A faulty fanbelt was believed to be the problem.
“I’m going to check the engine,” Horwath said, walking off the bus to assess the situation.
“Time for a #FanbeltChange4TheBetter,” she tweeted a short time later.
Horwath’s communications team said the breakdown was proof their campaign is “hot.”
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