Photo from the Globe and Mail.
The news came suddenly; it still hasn’t sunk in completely for me. He overcame the odds, campaigned vigorously in 2011 with his walking-cane, turning it from a symbol of frailness to one of triumph.
Today is a truly no…
Continue readingI’m heartbroken about Jack Layton’s death this morning.
We all knew it didn’t look good a month ago when he stepped down temporarily from his job so he could get treated for cancer. He looked so thin. ‘Gaunt’ was the word everybody used. And the alarming thing was he had become so gaunt so quickly […]
Continue readingHe was a politician I could truly admire: a man of integrity. How rare is that? And now he’s gone. What can I say? OTTAWA – Federal NDP Leader Jack Layton died today, just months after leading his party to unprecedented success in the federal election campaign. He was 61. The party issued a statement […]
NDP supporter or not, there is no doubt that Jack Layton’s contribution to the political sphere is a spectacle that should live on in the minds’ of Canadians for many years to come. As MPs are enjoying their summer waiting for the House to resume in t…
Continue readingWell it shouldn’t be a surprise, but it is. I thought if anyone could beat the bastard, cancer, it would be Layton. This is a huge setback, but don’t count the NDP out. It really is bigger than one man. It survived after Douglas, it survived after Lewi…
Continue readingI just learned that Jack Layton passed away from cancer much too young early this morning, surrounded by his family. He certainly made history for the federal NDP and contributed a lot and still had much to contribute. He will be remembered as a leader who rose to many challenges with courage, like . . . → Read More: RIP Jack Layton, 1950-2011
Continue readingAfter spending a decade laying the foundation, Jack Layton has tragically died before getting to complete the house that so many said couldn’t be built.
For now, there’s little to do but to offer condolences and grieve the loss of a great Canadian an…
Continue readingVery sad news this morning. NDP leader Jack Layton has passed away at the age of 61. Mr. Layton took a break as NDP leader earlier this summer to battle a new cancer he had been diagnosed with. NDP Leader Jack Layton has died, his family said in a statement today. Mr. Layton’s wife, Olivia […]
Continue readingSad news today. Jack Layton has lost his battle with cancer. Rest in peace, Jack. Toronto Star article
Continue readingThis is sad, sad news – a man who dedicated his life to serving people, whether during his time on the Toronto City Council to his grand achievements in federal politics, has passed away at way too soon. After how hard he worked for his dreams and then…
Continue readingI just now learned that Mr. Layton has passed away.
My thoughts go out to his family and his colleagues.
This is a sad day for all Canadians regardless of political stripe. We will miss you, Smilin’ Jack!
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Continue readingAssorted content to end your week.
– The Mark is the latest to point out that the NDP’s success in winning over former Bloc members and/or sovereigntists should be considered a huge victory rather than reason for criticism:
The Globe, at least, notes …
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.
– Marc Lee tears into the “unfunded liabilities” spin on public benefits which is now making an appearance in Canada:
(W)hat’s missing from this horror movie is that this is an artifact of CPP being …
Lest there be any doubt, it’s still ridiculous to pretend that any person’s past involvement in a Quebec sovereigntist party should be taken to disqualify that person from Canada’s public discourse. But for those looking to facilitate the Cons’ attacks…
Continue readingAaron Wherry’s story on Jack Layton’s new cancer diagnosis includes a reminder as to what needs to be done no matter what happens in Layton’s latest fight:
McGrath prepared herself to find out what was happening on July 25, when a significant test was …
For over a week now, politicians, the media and pundits have relentlessly sniped interim NDP leader Nycole Turmel for her past association with the Bloc Quebecois. To them, it’s not enough Turmel canceled her membership with the Quebec separatist…
Continue readingBryan Mulroney having fun with his confidant and Quebec lieutenant Lucien Bouchard, one of many Conservative separatists who have spent time in the House of Commons. Below: Perfesser Dave; Western sovereignist Stephen Harper.Some stories are just too c…
Continue readingRecently, having crushed the Bloc in the 2011 elections, there was a flurry of discussion in the media and blogs around the ambivalent NDP policy regarding the right of Quebec to separate under the Canadian constitution, the relationship between the ND…
Continue readingI’m still on the road, in Ford Nation. I thank my co-bloggers for keeping Sister Sage’s Musings current while I’m away. I have quick access to a hotel computer, so I will be brief. The title pretty much explains how I feel about the tweets and the general reactions from the blogosphere and . . . → Read More: Witch Hunt On Nycole Turmel Shows How Much of Canada Really Doesn’t Get The Bloc Quebecois, Forgets Certain Precedents, And Priorities Screwed
Continue readingThis is a story that isn’t a story.
NDP interim leader Nycole Turmel has a long history as a union activist and progressive. She was president of the Public Service Alliance of Canada for a number of years and can point to a significant victory for …
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