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
The government was comprehensive in its response ... (but) I would characterize the proposals as disappointing.
Every member of Parliament has been sent there by Canadians, and that decision should be respected, and that member of Parliament should be respected.
What the government is proposing is unacceptable, ... There's no basis for our party to express confidence in this government.
There are many confidence-testing opportunities in the next number of weeks,
the only leader in this House that will not compromise.
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,
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.
This avoids the holiday election that nobody wants,
They need a new community on higher ground,
What we need to do is stand up for ourselves when we're unfairly treated.
If you want a progressive (member of Parliament), a New Democrat, one who will fight for change, then you have to vote New Democrat. It's that simple. In order to have the Canada you want, you have to vote for the Canada you want.
I don't think they can run far enough or fast enough to escape it,
They'll be working overtime to put spins on the ball so that they can try to control how Canadians respond to the report,