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.
The question is if Mr. Martin will realize that he needs the support of other parties to get things done or not. We will be putting some proposals in front of the House and convince other parties to support them. However, at the present time there is no discussion of some sort of an agreement,
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.
This avoids the holiday election that nobody wants,
As it stands at the moment, if there's a motion of non-confidence on the table in the House, we will not be supporting or indicating confidence in the government.
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.
Privatization is taking place right across this country and there's absolutely nothing to stop it,
the only leader in this House that will not compromise.
There are many confidence-testing opportunities in the next number of weeks,
They need a new community on higher ground,