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
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.
What we need to do is stand up for ourselves when we're unfairly treated.
That doesn't seem right to me. Canadians paid for this.
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.
It's not fair that prices have risen so quickly -- so rapidly -- because the product that is for sale was purchased (before the hurricane) at prices that were much lower by the companies. So there's some profiteering going on here,
They'll be working overtime to put spins on the ball so that they can try to control how Canadians respond to the report,
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.
Every member of Parliament has been sent there by Canadians, and that decision should be respected, and that member of Parliament should be respected.
They need a new community on higher ground,
They're about dimes and dollars. A few dimes to you in tax cuts, many, many dollars to banks and oil companies.
This avoids the holiday election that nobody wants,
Quite often in negotiations people start out by saying no and then they turn around, ... A few more days and perhaps we'll see some movement.