Jack Layton Dead

[R_C]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RichD</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: R_C</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Do they have a football team ? </div></div>

yes ... but only play 3 downs </div></div>

[Emperah]

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Jack was good man indeed, he was for the ppl unlike the others in the game.
Comical when ppl seh dem have questions bout him politics but dem nah question de politrix of the others.

[Emperah]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RichD</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: R_C</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Where is Canada ? </div></div>

at the centre of the universe </div></div>
I thought that was Toronto now mi confuse again

[RichD]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Emperah_dehyah</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RichD</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: R_C</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Where is Canada ? </div></div>

at the centre of the universe </div></div>
I thought that was Toronto now mi confuse again </div></div>

i was generalzing for US resident consumption

[Wendy]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: R_C</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Where is Canada ? </div></div>

BOAL A dat mi waan know to

[Wendy]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Emperah_dehyah</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Jack was good man indeed, he was for the ppl unlike the others in the game.
Comical when ppl seh dem have questions bout him politics but dem nah question de politrix of the others. </div></div>

An it so sad dat a di good wan dem drap out soon

Some a dem parasite weh wi have yah ... noh care how dem near death dem get a secon, fifth, all 20th chance of life <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Click to reveal.. <input type="button" class="form-button" value="Show me!" onclick="toggle_spoiler(this, 'Yikes, my eyes!', 'Show me!')" /></div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div style="display: none;">Dick Cheney </div></div></div>

<span style="font-size: 8pt">Forgiveth me Lowd </span>

[mountaingal]

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i'm on an early alert system for my workplace and got the news on my BB while sitting on the subway train. immediately began to weep.

a lot of people today know him as the leader of the federal ndp, but i remember him most as the quintessential toronto city councillor. he never feared to speak up, and when he spoke, he made utmost sense. his politics was left wing and he was not ashamed of it.

i doubted him when he announced he would run for the federal ndp leadership, because i thought his leap from municipal would be too great. but clearly, he had that great capacity to inspire, and look how he used it to bring the ndp into official opposition status.

during the election campaign, when he was recovering from prostate cancer (i think), i said to my mother that he was running a big risk, because the stress of campaigning would surely exacerbate his illness. she pooh-poohed the thought, as she felt his cancer was an &quot;easy&quot; one. i guess it wasnt so easy.

i'm glad he got to at least enjoy a bit of his historic achievement and spend some time in Stornoway. I'm sad for his wife Olivia Chow, and its hard to imagine her without him - they have been partners in politics for so long.

may he rest in peace.

[Cultcha]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Emperah_dehyah</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Jack was good man indeed, he was for the ppl unlike the others in the game.
Comical when ppl seh dem have questions bout him politics but dem nah question de politrix of the others. </div></div>

Agreed!

We are brainwashed to accept that the policies of the rich are &quot;normal&quot; and the policies that extend a hand up to the less fortunate and to keep our forces out of the business of other sovereign nations is somehow &quot;crazy&quot;.

[mountaingal]

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<span style="font-style: italic">A Letter to Canadians that Jack wrote just before he died:</span>


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 one of you for your thoughtful, inspiring and often beautiful notes, cards and gifts.

Your spirit and love have lit up my home, my spirit, and my determination.

Unfortunately my treatment has not worked out as I hoped. So I am giving this letter to my partner Olivia to share with you in the circumstance in which I cannot continue.

I recommend that Hull-Aylmer MP Nycole Turmel continue her work as our interim leader until a permanent successor is elected.

I recommend the party hold a leadership vote as early as possible in the New Year, on approximately the same timelines as in 2003, so that our new leader has ample time to reconsolidate our team, renew our party and our program, and move forward towards the next election.


A few additional thoughts:

<span style="font-weight: bold"> To other Canadians who are on journeys to defeat cancer and to live their lives, I say this: please don't be discouraged that my own journey hasn't gone as well as I had hoped. You must not lose your own hope. Treatments and therapies have never been better in the face of this disease. You have every reason to be optimistic, determined, and focused on the future. My only other advice is to cherish every moment with those you love at every stage of your journey, as I have done this summer.</span>

To the members of my party: we've done remarkable things together in the past eight years. It has been a privilege to lead the New Democratic Party and I am most grateful for your confidence, your support, and the endless hours of volunteer commitment you have devoted to our cause. There will be those who will try to persuade you to give up our cause. But that cause is much bigger than any one leader. Answer them by recommitting with energy and determination to our work. <span style="font-weight: bold">Remember our proud history of social justice, universal health care, public pensions and making sure no one is left behind.</span>

Let's continue to move forward. Let's demonstrate in everything we do in the four years before us that we are ready to serve our beloved Canada as its next government.

To the members of our parliamentary caucus: I have been privileged to work with each and every one of you. Our caucus meetings were always the highlight of my week. It has been my role to ask a great deal from you. And now I am going to do so again.

Canadians will be closely watching you in the months to come.

Colleagues, I know you will make the tens of thousands of members of our party proud of you by demonstrating the same seamless teamwork and solidarity that has earned us the confidence of millions of Canadians in the recent election.

To my fellow Quebecers: On May 2nd, you made an historic decision. You decided that the way to replace Canada's Conservative federal government with something better was by working together in partnership with progressive-minded Canadians across the country.

You made the right decision then; it is still the right decision today; and it will be the right decision right through to the next election, when we will succeed, together. You have elected a superb team of New Democrats to Parliament. They are going to be doing remarkable things in the years to come to make this country better for us all.

<span style="font-weight: bold"> To young Canadians: All my life I have worked to make things better. Hope and optimism have defined my political career, and I continue to be hopeful and optimistic about Canada. Young people have been a great source of inspiration for me. I have met and talked with so many of you about your dreams, your frustrations, and your ideas for change. More and more, you are engaging in politics because you want to change things for the better. Many of you have placed your trust in our party. As my time in political life draws to a close I want to share with you my belief in your power to change this country and this world. </span>There are great challenges before you, from the overwhelming nature of climate change to the unfairness of an economy that excludes so many from our collective wealth, and the changes necessary to build a more inclusive and generous Canada. I believe in you. Your energy, your vision, your passion for justice are exactly what this country needs today. You need to be at the heart of our economy, our political life, and our plans for the present and the future.

And finally, to all Canadians: Canada is a great country, one of the hopes of the world. We can be a better one _ a country of greater equality, justice, and opportunity. We can build a prosperous economy and a society that shares its benefits more fairly. We can look after our seniors. We can offer better futures for our children. We can do our part to save the world's environment. We can restore our good name in the world. We can do all of these things because we finally have a party system at the national level where there are real choices; where your vote matters; where working for change can actually bring about change.

In the months and years to come, New Democrats will put a compelling new alternative to you. My colleagues in our party are an impressive, committed team. Give them a careful hearing; consider the alternatives; and consider that we can be a better, fairer, more equal country by working together. Don't let them tell you it can't be done.


<span style="font-weight: bold">My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world.</span>

All my very best,

Jack Layton

[Wendy]

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Wow ... such a sign of strength and bravery.

[twiney]

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Dahjah how u think mi feel bout the other politrixans? Who tell you mi no question all of them politics while mi question some of fi him?

[X]

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inspiring.. thanks for sharing MGee

[mountaingal]

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no problem, plexxed. my daughters are feeling it, they were both inspired by jack layton in the last election, and their votes helped send the first tamil mp to ottawa under the ndp banner. jack had a special connection with youth:

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">To young Canadians: All my life I have worked to make things better. Hope and optimism have defined my political career, and I continue to be hopeful and optimistic about Canada.

Young people have been a great source of inspiration for me. I have met and talked with so many of you about your dreams, your frustrations, and your ideas for change. More and more, you are engaging in politics because you want to change things for the better. Many of you have placed your trust in our party.

As my time in political life draws to a close I want to share with you my belief in your power to change this country and this world. There are great challenges before you, from the overwhelming nature of climate change to the unfairness of an economy that excludes so many from our collective wealth, and the changes necessary to build a more inclusive and generous Canada.

I believe in you. Your energy, your vision, your passion for justice are exactly what this country needs today. You need to be at the heart of our economy, our political life, and our plans for the present and the future.
</div></div>

[Emperah]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Twiney</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Dahjah how u think mi feel bout the other politrixans? Who tell you mi no question all of them politics while mi question some of fi him? </div></div>

In May when election time did a gwaan it only de NDP yuh did ha question fah an fuss yuh did undecided an den yuh seh yuh goat an vote pc. How come yuh nevah ha question fi dem when dem ready fi sell out de country wid CETA

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or did I mix yuh up wid smaddy else in ur region

And, if I am wrong what is there to question boout smaddy who wants tings right fi de working class and poor?