Bet on Conservatives to always go against the crowd, trying to demonstrate originality but always doing so in the most egregious way, and you’ll never be disappointed. And this was…
Not surprisingly, a huge chunk of coverage of Jack Layton's death has already started shifting toward the inevitable narrative of "woe is the NDP!". And it's well worth taking some…
Hearing about Jack Layton’s death from cancer driving home a couple of days ago was like a hard punch in the head, and I nearly went off the road. My…
Another day, another set of commentaries on the life of a great Canadian leader. - Chantal Hebert notes Layton's contribution to Canada's broader political scene: (Layton) taught Canada's jaded chattering…
Rex Murphy shares his reflections about Jack Layton’s exceptional performance in the last election campaign: “He was a cane-wielding, one-man wonder of grace and cheerfulness.” Such a cruel irony…
There was something about Jack Layton's optimism which caused you to believe he would beat cancer. After all, he had done it once before. His passion for life and for…
It seems strange to think it was only a few months ago we were all watching Jack Layton give one of the greatest campaign performances in Canadian history. Yesterday morning…
Editorial cartoonist Graeme MacKay has a poignant cartoon in today's Hamilton Spectator, which I am taking the liberty of reproducing below:Recommend this Post
Jack Layton, 1950-2011 Don’t mourn! Organize! — Joe Hill, Swedish-American union organizer It’s OK to mourn the loss of Jack Layton, of course, Joe Hill’s wise strategic counsel to social…
I am privileged to have once met and interviewed The Honourable Jack Layton. He was introducing three local candidates at Bar Bobards on boulevard St-Laurent during the 2006 election. At…
I am privileged to have once met and interviewed The Honourable Jack Layton. He was introducing three local candidates at Bar Bobards on boulevard St-Laurent during the 2006 election.At least…
I am privileged to have once met and interviewed The Honourable Jack Layton. He was introducing three local candidates at Bar Bobards on boulevard St-Laurent during the 2006 election. At…
The unthinkable happened twice this year for the federal New Democrats: their charismatic leader Jack Layton took them as close to the Holy Grail of Canadian politics as you can…
August 20, 2011 Toronto, Ontario Dear Friends, Tens of thousands of Canadians have written to me in recent weeks to wish me well. I want to thank each and every…
Thoughts and best wishes to all NDP and Canadian political friends today. What a very sad day it has been as we have all been struck by the loss of…
So what does the passing of NDP leader Jack Layton mean? Let's forget about that for now and just take a bit of time to admire the man for his…
I’m still shocked by the untimely passing this morning of the Federal NDP leader, Jack Layton, at the age of 61. Canada has lost a great champion. Jack will be…
Photograph by Fred Greeslade, Reuters There will be many words spoken to express the great loss that Canadians feel on hearing of the passing of Jack Layton. His positive, feisty,…
I won't try to catalogue all of the writing about Jack Layton's passing today, but here are a few pieces worth a look... - Steven Staples concludes that Layton's reputation…
I was walking my dog just before dawn this morning. There was a chill in the air I hadn't felt for months. But in the distance the sun was rising…
