rest in peace, jack layton.
Very 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…
August 2011
Goodbye, Jack
Sad news today. Jack Layton has lost his battle with cancer. Rest in peace, Jack. Toronto Star article
Jack Layton dies
My condolences to his family and friends. Filed under: Canadian Politics
Good Goddess, y’all..
if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so much that you find…
Our Jack of Hearts Is Gone…
The country and the world will have tougher going now that Jack Layton has left us.
Jack Layton 1950-2011
This 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…
Jack Layton dead at 61
Jack Layton dead at 61 Jack Layton, the New Democratic Party leader who led his party to Official Opposition status in this year's federal election, has died after a battle…
Tar Sands Pipeline Provokes Americans To Civil Disobedience
Saturday August 20th marked the start of the largest act of civil disobedience for the climate in U.S. history. Over 2,000 people from across the U.S. and Canada are arriving…
John Gilbert "Jack" Layton, July 8, 1950-August 22, 2011
You will be sorely missed, Jack, and fondly remembered, for your personal courage and your leadership. Your achievements will live on. You built our party into a force to be…
R.I.P. Mr. Layton
I'm away for the week, but I wanted to offer my condolences to Mr. Layton's family. To my NDP friends , I am so tremendously sorry. What a sad day,…
Jack Layton
I 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…
Jack Layton died
That's very sad; he was a political role model for so many in Canada.
Doomed To Fail
In today's Globe and Mail, Eddie Greenspan and Anthony Doob take on the Harper government's new legislation, which proposes harsher rules for growing and selling marijuana. It enumerates things nicely..…
A Ban on Shark Fin Soup
I have written previously about shark finning, the barbaric practice of cutting off the fins of sharks while abandoning the rest of the creature in the ocean to either drown…
Where we’re at – Ontario election
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dinner gets easier and our wallets get lighter: whole foods comes to mississauga
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Lucinda at the Laundrette of Shattered Hope
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20 Tips for first-year students: #11- Overcoming Exam Anxiety at Mount Allison University
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Warrent Still Required?
Imp notes an important aside in Julian Fantino's speech to the Association of Chiefs of PoliceThe legislation will require internet service providers to share subscriber information under warrant.If this has…
Destruction in Goderich
If you missed it from yesterday, Goderich Ontario was struck by a tornado that developed from a thunderstorm coming off of Lake Huron yesterday (Sunday) at around 4 pm EDT.…