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TORONTO — In the Ontario election’s ongoing war of voter inducements, the NDP added another sweetener Tuesday, unveiling its promise to require at least three weeks of vacation for all full-time employees.

The policy would make Ontario just the second province to oblige businesses to provide more than two weeks off for employees after one year.

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New Democrat Leader Andrea Horwath — who polls suggest is at least tied for the lead heading into next Thursday’s vote — called it a recipe for “balanced life.”

The business community responded with a heavy sigh, as the prospect of a labour-oriented NDP government comes closer to reality.

Giving workers more time off is a laudable goal, employer groups say, but an extra week of mandatory holiday could be the final straw after a string of labour costs imposed by the current Liberal government — coupled with billions in business taxes and other new expenses pledged by the NDP.