Jack Layton
Jack Layton
John Gilbert "Jack" Layton, PCwas a Canadian politician and Leader of the Official Opposition. He was leader of the New Democratic Party from 2003 to 2011, and previously sat on Toronto City Council, occasionally holding the title of acting mayor or deputy mayor of Toronto during his tenure as city councillor. He was the Member of Parliament for Toronto—Danforth from 2004 until his death...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth18 July 1950
CityMontreal, Canada
CountryCanada
We want to try to have a productive parliament to focus on issues Canadians care about, ... If there is no significant action in the days ahead, we will have to make our choice.
How we vote now will be determined by whether meaningful action can occur on some of the areas that we outlined a few weeks ago,
Every member of Parliament has been sent there by Canadians, and that decision should be respected, and that member of Parliament should be respected.
The government was comprehensive in its response ... (but) I would characterize the proposals as disappointing.
What the government is proposing is unacceptable, ... There's no basis for our party to express confidence in this government.
Bono is no longer supporting the prime minister's position...niether are canadians.
the only leader in this House that will not compromise.
There are many confidence-testing opportunities in the next number of weeks,
What we need to do is stand up for ourselves when we're unfairly treated.
That would be a confidence vote by definition, ... I can tell you where we're going to stand on that one: firmly opposed, as will the vast majority of Canadians.
That doesn't seem right to me. Canadians paid for this.
Unfortunately it has become clear that Paul Martin and his team are not cut from the same cloth as Lester Pearson or Pierre Trudeau. And so, most Canadians think it's time for a change.
We are a democratic party. I respect and support the decision that has been made.
We're encouraged that Mr. Harper appears to have taken some of our concerns into account. If Mr. Harper is serious about making this Parliament work, we will be open to working with him.