NDP’s Andrea Horwath gets rough ride for bikes, while Hudak harped at by Indie rockers

While Ontario's political parties were out on the hustings Thursday, two somewhat inconsequential stories seemed to generate buzz in Canada's two national newspapers.

The Globe and Mail reported the Canadian Indie rock band "The New Pornographers" were vexed about the Tim Hudak Tories using their song "Moves" at campaign events.

In a series of tweets, band members A.C. Newman and Neko Case mocked the PC leader for his choice and mused about its legality.

"Tim Hudak, who told you it was cool to use my song in your political campaign? Might I suggest instead "Illegal Alien" by Genesis?" Newman tweeted.

Case followed up with a tweet saying, "I'm into 0% political association."

The NDP, according to the Globe, use Florence and the Machine's "Dog Days are Over" at its rallies while the Liberals use a mix of music including "Hello", a song written and performed by Martina Sorbara, lead singer of Dragonette.

In a story that reeks of dirty politics, the National Post published an article about a Liberal party showing NDP Leader Andrea Horwath's orange SUV driving too close to cyclists, despite the party's pledge to bring in a one-metre rule to keep cars away from bikes.

The NDP said the YouTube clip was shot by a video camera "stalking" Horwath.

Columnist John Ivison also notes the McGuinty Liberals have increased their attacks on the NDP, who have seen a recent surge in polls.

"There have been as many examples of the Grits getting their retaliation in first on the NDP," he wrote

"Liberal releases over the past three days have claimed Ms. Horwath would shut down Ontario's clean energy businesses and all-day kindergarten. Ontarians were reminded that when the NDP was in government in the 1990s, the unemployment rate averaged over 10 per cent and public service workers were forced to take unpaid days off."

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