Monday 14 January 2008 Harper policies hurting middle class, Layton says For example, the Conservatives bring in tax cuts that help industries already doing well such as banks and oil companies, allowing them to make even greater profits, Layton argued. Meanwhile, high oil prices are fuelling the high dollar which is hitting other industries such as manufacturing, forestry and agriculture.
Friday Dec 7, 2007 L. IAN MACDONALD,', LEFT);" onmouseout="return nd();" traget="_new">MP is savaged for having pictures of his girlfriend
Attack on Tory's reputation shows how sick things have become As evidence of how sick the House of Commons has become, consider the point of order raised by the NDP's Irene Mathyssen on Wednesday, in which she accused Conservative James Moore of viewing "an image of a scantily clad woman" on his laptop computer in the House of Commons.
She went on: "I feel very strongly that this is not only disrespectful of women, but it is disrespectful of the House. It reflects an attitude of objectifying women. We know that when women and other human beings are objectified and dehumanized they become the objects of violence and abuse." ...And it's indicative that the useful life of this minority Parliament is very quickly coming to an end.
www.lianmacdonald.ca
Sunday 26 August 2007 New Democrats take aim in Quebec, tackle Arctic and Afghanistan at policy retreat OTTAWA -- Arctic sovereignty and a push to withdraw Canada's troops from their combat mission in Afghanistan are among the issues at the top of the agenda for the New Democrats as they kick off a caucus retreat in Montreal on the eve of three federal by-elections, says NDP leader Jack Layton.
The ridings at stake are all in Quebec, including the Montreal riding of Outremont where former provincial environment minister Thomas Mulcair is trying to steal the federal Liberal stronghold for the NDP.
Mike De Souza,
Sunday Apr 29, 2007 NDP plots Quebec breakthrough
Not just in the standing dogma of what is the most ideological of national political parties, but believe that this time could be THE time, the first time ever the NDP doesn't get wiped off the Quebec map in a federal election.
Wednesday 25 April 2007
News of/from Canada includes the unusual alliance between the Conservatives and the NDP to defeat the Liberal motion on withdrawal from Afghanistan - truly a case of strange bedfellows given that the NDP thinks withdrawal should be NOW. Other news appears divided between assessment of Stéphane Dion's leadership Liberals and the Conservatives' attempts to deliver legislation that steers between their own anti -Kyoto instincts and public opinion polls that tell them they really need to do something for the environment if only to prove that John Baird is not Rona Ambrose.
Thursday 18 January 2007 OTTAWA: NDP WANTS MORE FEDERAL MONEY TO FEED YOUNG
The federal left-of-centre New Democratic Party is asking the Conservative government to provide money and establish national standards for a healthy food program aimed at children under 18. The children's health and nutrition initiative was proposed Wednesday by New Democrat MP Olivia Chow, accompanied by concerned parents and health-care advocates.
Ms. Chow says the proposed initiative would ensure all children have access to healthy breakfasts, snacks or lunches at schools, day cares and community centres. She says the meals would help tackle child obesity. The New Democrats are asking the federal government to provide $250 million to establish the program with incremental increases in funding over a further five years. Ms. Chow says Canada has the dubious claim of being the only major industrialized country without a national child nutrition program, at a time when parents and health professionals are battling what she says is a national obesity epidemic.
2006
Wednesday 01 November 2006
Layton: Green Plan 'dead in the water' NDP Leader Jack Layton today presented his own plan to clean up the environment, including provisions to set short-term targets within six months of the bill's approval.
Tuesday 31 October 2006 OTTAWA: PM WOULD MEET WITH NDP LEADER ON CLIMATE
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper says he's willing to meet with the leader of the left-leaning New Democratic Party, Jack Layton, to discuss ways to pass legislation on climate change. The three opposition parties in the House of Commons have joined to pass private members bills on the environment, while insisting that the Conservative Party government work to respect Canada emissions reduction goals under the Kyoto Protocol on Climate Change. Mr. Harper has said the targets are impossible and that his government is putting together a "made in Canada" green plan. In the House on Monday, Mr. Layton challenged the prime minister to meet him to see if they can devise a workable plan to cope with climate change. Mr. Harper took him up on the challenge, saying he's interested in the NDP leader's ideas for a long-term plan.
Monday 11 September 2006 QUEBEC CITY: NEW DEMOCRATIC PARTY OVERWHELMINGLY ENDORSES LEADER
Members of Canada's opposition New Democratic Party have strongly endorsed their leader, Jack Layton. At their party convention in Quebec City on Sunday, 92 per cent of the 15-hundred delegates gave him their support. NDP officials say that only one other party leader in Canadian political history has achieved such an endorsement---Preston Manning of the Reform Party. Mr. Layton has been party leader for three years. In that time, the party has significantly increased its number of seats in the House of Commons. On Saturday, delegates overwhelmingly voted to support Mr. Layton's call for a withdrawal of Canadian troops from Afghanistan. The NDP is the only major Canadian party to urge such a withdrawal.
Poll finds merit in NDP-Liberal merger Friday Apr 28, 2006 A new poll, released as two more left-leaning candidates prepare to enter the Liberal leadership race, suggests a merger of the Liberal and New Democratic parties could be an electoral winner.
Few families will see $1,200 for childcare: Layton Few Canadian families will ever see the $1,200 promised by the Conservative government to subsidize childcare costs, says New Democrat Leader Jack Layton.
Monday Apr 17, 2006
Layton not interested in Liberal alliance The federal Liberals are wasting their time trying to persuade the New Democrats to form an alliance of so-called left-wing forces in an attempt to take power back from Stephen Harper's Conservatives, says NDP Leader Jack Layton.
Monday Apr 3, 2006 rci The leader of the opposition New Democratic Party, Jack Layton, says he will not compromise on some major issues when Parliament begins its new session on Monday. Among those issues are public health care and child care. The minority Conservative Party government has promised to end a child care policy introduced by the former Liberal Party government and to implement its own plan. The plan would give CDN$1,200 directly to parents to help pay for child care costs. Mr. Layton also says that his party will not compromise on equality rights for same-sex marriage, saying that he'll resist any attempt "to roll back the clock on progress in this country." The Conservative government campaigned on a free vote in Parliament on same-sex marriage. The New Democratic Party has traditionally embraced left-wing policies.
Sunday Mar 12, 2006
Layton wants debate on Afghanistan NDP Leader Jack Layon says he still hopes the House of Commons will have a chance to debate Canada's role in Afghanistan once it resumes next month.
Layton had surgery at private clinic NDP Leader Jack Layton, who's campaigning as the defender of public health care, had surgery at a private clinic in the 1990s, The Canadian Press has learned. Layton had hernia surgery at the Shouldice Hospital, a private facility in the Toronto suburb of Thornhill, while he was serving as a Toronto city councillor.
2005
Saturday Dec 24, 2005 rci The leader of the New Democratic Party, Jack Layton, campaigned in the capital of the western province of Alberta on Thursday and warned Premier Ralph Klein to stop trying to destroy the national health-care system. Mr. Layton accused the premier of having commissioned a study to look at ways to introduce a private, for-profit system in the province, likewise accusing Quebec Premier Jean Charest and B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell of the same ambition. The NDP leader says Mr. Martin's Liberals have abandon the defence of public health care, while Mr. Harper's Conservatives want to introduce even more private clinics.
Friday Dec 9, 2005 rci The NDP leader, Jack Layton, has called for a stop to the deployment of Canadian troops in Afghanistan. In remarks offered in Newfoundland and Labrador, Mr. Layton said there has been no debate in Canada about the country's military role in Afghanistan, adding that he doesn't want Canada to drift into a war blindly. The NDP leader has called for a debate on the issue in the House of Commons and demanded that the prime minister, Mr. Martin, define Canada's military goals in Afghanistan. Speaking earlier in Dartmouth, NS on another subject, he said that his party would negotiate with any minority government for $1.5 billion to be invested in home care and long-term care for seniors. Mr. Layton says that two-thirds of the funds would be transferred to the provinces for them to expand home care, enabling seniors to stay at home and free up hospital beds. The rest of the money would be used to create 40,000 long-care spaces over four years
Thursday Dec 8, 2005 rci New Democratic Party leader Jack Layton says he has changed his mind about a federal law aimed at obliging a province like Quebec wishing to leave the Canadian Confederation by referendum to do so only on the basis of a clear question. Mr. Layton says he has changed his mind because of a ruling by the Supreme Court of Canada in 1998 which requires that any such referendum question be clear. Critics of the two questions that were asked in the 1980 and 1995 sovereignty referendums in Quebec charged that they were deliberately vaguely worded so as to deceive voters regarding the results of a "yes" vote. Last year, Mr. Layton described the Clarity Act as "unhelpful" and promised that an NDP government would abolish it, a position that irritated several members of his caucus.
Tuesday Dec 6, 2005 ts Layton softens stand on clinics
NDP Leader Jack Layton, who has portrayed himself as the lone champion of public health care, now admits he can't stop the growth of two-tier medicine in Canada, reports Bruce Campion-Smith.
Sunday Dec 4, 2005 ts PM pushes NDP alliance
Prime Minister Paul Martin is openly encouraging the notion of a Liberal-New Democrat minority government on Jan. 23, recruiting the high-profile leader of the Canadian Auto Workers to back his plea. Les Whittington and Bruce Campion-Smith report
Sunday Dec 4, 2005 rci NDP leader Jack Layton visited the western province of Saskatchewan on Friday, where he expressed criticism of federal Finance Minister Ralph Goodale, who is the province's only Liberal MP. Mr. Layton says it's outrageous that he concluded revenue-sharing accords with Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador earlier this year by which their revenue from offshore energy projects is excluded from the calculation of federal payments to maintain social programs in "have-not" provinces, while refusing to do the same for his home province. All 13 of the other MPs in the province are Conservatives.
Friday Dec 2, 2005 rci New Democratic Party leader Jack Layton has demanded that the federal government adopt his party's plan to help the tottering Canadian auto industry, regardless of which party wins the election. Mr. Layton says federal help is needed to create a greater commitment to research and development, as well as incentives to allow the industry to retool to build more fuel-efficient cars. Mr. Layton also demands that Canada open free-trade talks with South Korea and Japan. Not all of Mr. Layton's ideas met with the approval of the president of the Canadian Auto Workers union, Buzz Hargrove. He points out that though he agrees with the principle of hybrid vehicles, there aren't enough being sold to keep even one car plant busy. Mr. Hargrove says it would be more practical to offer a federal subsidy to buyers of hybrids, as is done in the U.S. Regarding free trade with Japan and South Korea, Mr. Hargrove says he's against it until those countries open up their markets to Canadian-made vehicles to the same extent that Canada's markets are open to them.
Thursday Dec 1, 2005 rci NDP leader Jack Layton says he wants the next federal government to spend $4 billion on post-secondary education. Mr. Layton says his party would seek to repeat its success last spring in extracting $4.6 billion in budget concessions from Mr. Martin's minority government as the price of the NDP's support. One-point-eight-billion dollars were earmarked for lower tuition fees. Mr. Layton told students at the University of Montreal that the NDP would strive to oblige the Liberals to restore the $4 billion of federal money for post-secondary education that were cut during the 1990s when Mr. Martin was finance minister. The Canadian Association of University Teachers says tuition fees have changed little since the NDP's deal because the federal government has no control over what the provinces did with the money in the education jurisdiction.
Sunday Nov 27, 2005 rci In an historic move, the New Democratic Party in the province of British Columbia voted on Saturday to reduce the traditional influence of labour on the party's direction. With one exception, all delegates at the NDP convention in Vancouver supported a measure to change the party's system of voting on resolutions. As the system stood, resolutions were often passed because blocks of votes were controlled by labour groups. The new system has each voting member casting a separate vote. The one dissenting vote at the convention came from Lyle Kristiansen, a former NDP member of parliament who predicted that the new system would cause the party to lose touch with labour, its traditional partner. But NDP leader Carole James predicted that the new system would strengthen the party. Since taking over as leader two years ago, she has created the largest NDP opposition block in history, winning 33 seats in elections last May.
maisonneuve.orgLAUGHING AT LAYTON by Simon Tudiver November
11, 2005
As Canada’s political leaders continue to
spar over the details of a looming federal election, the media seem to be
getting almost as fed up as Canadians, offering up pointed criticism and
tongue-in-cheek reports. The politicians keep debating the same questions:
how soon will an election come? Will there be time to finish the Christmas
turkey? Who will be the one responsible for pushing Canadians to the polls
and what kind of rope will they use to string him up with after
they’ve tarred and feathered his nicely pressed suit? The Globe
leads with a straight story on the latest offensive from the Conservatives
who are promising to block Finance Minister Ralph Goodale’s economic
update planned for next week. Stephen Harper is decrying the
“mini-budget” as an early campaign move; he’s incensed
the Liberals would try to buy Canadian votes with news of a big
surplus.
But the issue that has grabbed
commentators is that of election timing. Earlier this week, Jack Layton
proposed a scheme that would withdraw opposition support from the
government without actually putting it to a non-confidence vote. The idea
was to force the Liberals into triggering the election themselves,
preferably after the holiday season. The CBC’s Terry Milewski filed
an amusing report which noted that Layton’s proposal would end up
pushing the election into the middle of the Chinese New Year, sparking ire
in the Chinese community and, Milewski speculates, possibly at home
(Layton’s wife is of Chinese descent). The National’s
“At Issue” panel picked apart Layton’s move, concluding
the NDP leader may have played right into the hands of the Liberals by
merely adding another voice to the chorus debating procedural rhetoric.
The Globe’s Brian Laghi suggests that “Canadians have become
so cynical of politicians’ motives that they no longer see a big
difference in the ethical behaviour of the opposition and the
government.” Could that mean that Canadians might actually care
about substantive issues rather than petty politics? MediaScout hopes the
politicians are reading the critical undertones in today’s media
coverage. Thankfully, they still have time to develop a real platform
before the ballots are cast.
Thursday Nov 3, 2005 ts Liberals draft health deal for Layton
A crackdown on double dipping by doctors will be part of a proposal by the minority Liberals today to gain the support of the New Democrats to stave off defeat in the House of Commons, writes the Star's Ottawa Bureau. Special section: Gomery
Friday Oct 28, 2005 ts Being taken seriously is an old NDP dilemma
Jack Layton has a problem his NDP predecessors had no more luck solving. Layton, the look-at-me leader of a party no one is looking at, needs to bring down soon a Liberal government he also desperately needs to make work for as long as possible.
Wednesday Oct 26, 2005 NDPEED OFF Every one goes inside with Jack
Layton’s meeting with Paul Martin yesterday to hash out an agreement
between the minority Liberals and the NDP on the privatization of health
care. According to chief CBC political correspondent Keith Boag, Martin
said the meeting had gone well. Then Layton came out and proclaimed the
opposite, unhappy he didn’t receive assurance of an outright ban on
private health care. The
Globe and the
Post focus on the heath care wrangling itself: Layton pressing for more
aggressive adherence to the Canada Health Act and Martin hoping the waiting
list reduction strategy will increase efficiency without his being tarred
with a two-tiered brush. Meanwhile, the newscasts dealt more with the
shifting political balance behind the scenes—specifically, that
Martin is confident no one is keen on a fall election, giving him the
option to “no longer be holding hands” with the NDP as Craig
Oliver put it. Liberal Health Minister Ujjal Dosanjh and NDP health critic
Jean Crowde are going to pick up the talks where the leaders left off,
though no date has been set.
NDP Leader Jack Layton says he wants a Liberal commitment within "days, not weeks" to curb private health care, but there's scant evidence the Liberals are taking his demand seriously.
Wednesday Oct 26, 2005 ts Martin rebuffed NDP proposal, Layton says
OTTAWA—The Liberals' minority hold on government could be in jeopardy unless Prime Minister Paul Martin delivers on demands within the coming days to crack down on private health care, NDP Leader Jack Layton says.
Sunday Oct 2, 2005 rci A former well-known member of Canada's parliament, Svend Robinson, wants to make a political comeback more than a year after leaving politics amid a scandal. The former New Democratic Party member from Vancouver---the first openly homosexual federal politician in Canada's history---plans to run in the next federal election. Mr. Robinson quit politics after he was caught stealing a diamond ring worth CDN$64 thousand in April, 2004. He pleaded guilty to theft. He later revealed that he suffers from bipolar disorder. In recent months, he has done advocacy work for the British Columbia government Employees' Union.
Wednesday Sep 21, 2005 rci OTTAWA: NDP DOESN'T PLAN TO TOPPLE GOVT.
The leader of Canada's opposition New Democratic Party government says the NDP doesn't aim at bringing down the country's minority Liberal Party government when Parliament convenes this fall. Jack Layton says he wants to keep Parliament working rather than provoke an election. Mr. Layton also says that his party will present legislation to stop the expansion of private health care, although the legislation would leave in place such private facilities as exist. Mr. Layton says he thinks his health-care bill will have a chance of passing in a minority House of Commons.
Tuesday Sep 20, 2005 ts Layton to signal honeymoon is over
OTTAWA—New Democratic Party Leader Jack Layton is expected to deliver a broadside against the "do-nothing" Liberals today, signalling all bets are off on whether the NDP will continue to prop up Prime Minister Paul Martin's government.
Tuesday Sep 20, 2005 ts Rules tightened on income trusts
The federal government has tightened regulation of the booming income trust sector, a move that may affect the plans of some high-profile companies considering switching to the high-yield securities to reduce taxes.
Thursday May 26, 2005rci OTTAWA: NDP WOULD MAINTAIN GOVT. IN RETURN FOR CONCESSIONS The New Democratic Party says it's willing to continue its support of the minority Liberal Party government of Prime Minister Paul Martin in return for "three or four items." The party's spokesman, Jamey Heath, says the items include electoral reform, the environment and protection for pensioners. Last week, the government was barely able to stay in power with the support of the NDP and two of the three independent Members of Parliament after a confidence vote on the budget which ended up 153-152. The House speaker cast the decisive vote. The NDP's support came at the price of a promise by the Liberals of an extra $4.6 billion in social spending. On Tuesday, the government won another MP in a by-election in Newfoundland and Labrador. NDP leader Jack Layton says he wants to consult his caucus before making a formal offer of further co-operation to keep the government going.
Monday May 23, 2005 The leader of the NDP, Jack Layton, meanwhile, says he wants the federal budget passed by June 23, the last day that the House sits before summer recess. Failing that, Mr. Layton says he'll have to reassess the party's support of the minority Liberal government. The NDP agreed to support the budget after the Liberals promised an extra $4.6 billion in spending for social programs. Mr. Layton says that aspect of the revised budget and a revenue-sharing accord between Ottawa and the eastern province of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador are of particular concern to him.
Saturday May 21, 2005 ts Prime Minister Layton?
OTTAWA—Promise to work hard, steer clear of the mudslinging and turn down the bombast.
Sat 5/14/2005 OTTAWA: STEPHEN HARPER AGREES TO 'PAIRING' PROPOSAL BY NDP
The leader of the official opposition in Ottawa, Stephen Harper, has agreed to an offer made byNew Democratic Party member of Parliament Ed Broadbent, who said he would sit out the budget vote on May 19 to negate the absence of one of Mr Harper's MPs who has cancer. The practice, known as "pairing," has been occasionally used in the past when voting margins are tight. If an MP from one party can't be in the House of Commons for a pressing personal reason, an MP from an opposing party will agree to stay away from the vote as well, as a courtesy. Mr Harper also indicated that now that the Liberals have put into writing a commitment to a budget vote on May 19, his party will stop obstructing Parliament. Conservative and Bloc Québécois members of Parliament closed down the House of Commons again on Friday after failing to get the Liberals to agree to hold a budget vote on Monday instead of on Thursday. If the opposition wins that vote, the government of Prime Minister Paul Martin would fall.
Sunday May 1, 2005 ts Layton scoffs at Tory conversion
Voters should take Conservative "conversions" on child care, medicare and the Canada Health Act with a grain of salt, says federal NDP Leader Jack Layton.
Sunday May 1, 2005ts Jack`s jabs
Jack Layton on Paul Martin`s cancelled trip to Europe for VE Day celebrations because of the political tensions gripping Ottawa:
Monday Nov 29, 2004 MONTREAL: NEW DEMOCRATIC PARTY SEEKS BETTER PRESENCE IN QUEBEC
Canada's federal New Democratic Party is going to get a special advisor to help its leader, Jack Layton, improve the party's effectiveness in the province of Quebec. In its entire history, the NDP has managed to elect just one member of parliament in the province. At the last federal elections in June, the party received only five per cent of the popular vote. The special advisor "will give me advice, opinions and analysis of the situations in Quebec," said Mr. Layton in announcing the new position. "It's important to have such a person close to me within the party." Mr. Layton said that Quebecers shared his party's concerns about protecting the environment and opposing Canadian participation in a proposed American missile shield.
Oct 6, 2004 Alexa McDonough at The 2nd World Congress Against the Death Penalty held in Montreal on October 6-9, 2004. Alexa McDonough is a Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons and the former leader of the New Democratic Party of Canada. see wn on the Death Penalty
Monday Sep 20, 2004 Britons 'in favour of wind farms' Three-quarters of Britons believe wind farms are necessary to help meet demand for energy, a survey by the British Wind Energy Association suggests......are enthusiastically backing wind energy - thus confirming the arguments presented by Jack Layton in favour of the same energy source - sounds better to us than LNG.
Thursday Jun 3, 2004 cbc LAYTON STANDS BY HOMELESS DEATHS REMARKS
NDP Leader Jack Layton stands by controversial remarks he made last week
that Liberal Leader Paul Martin was responsible for the deaths of some
homeless people in Canada.
Tuesday May 25, 2004 ts Layton would axe corporate tax cut
VANCOUVER—Pitching himself as a "positive alternative," NDP Leader Jack Layton has promised to eliminate the GST on family essentials like diapers and children`s clothing, expand access to universities and colleges and invest billions of dollars in health care and cities.
Monday May 10, 2004 OLIVIA CHOW WANTS TO JOIN HUSBAND LAYTON IN OTTAWA
Olivia Chow, the wife of federal NDP Leader Jack Layton, has announced
she plans to run for the party in the upcoming federal election.
Thursday Jan 22, 2004 cbc Trudeau-era minister enters talks with Layton
Trudeau-era Liberal cabinet minister Paul Hellyer is the latest name to enter into discussions with NDP Leader Jack Layton about working together in the next election. [Layton will talk to anyone. Next he will bring back Dieffenbaker ... anyway Jack is not long for the job .. Hopefully Broadbent will get rid of Layton soon]
Monday Jan 12, 2004
WINNIPEG: MURRAY WON'T GET FREE RIDE IN MANITOBA
The federal Liberals will not offer Winnipeg Mayor Glen Murray a safe
seat in the coming federal election. Reg Alcock, Manitoba's senior
cabinet minister, says Winnipeg's five sitting Liberal MP's all
intend to seek re-election so Mr. Murray will have to battle one of
Winnipeg's New Democrat MPs for a seat in the House of Commons. Mr.
Murray has lobbied to take over a safe Liberal seat in Winnipeg to
ease any move from city hall to the national stage. But Mr. Alcock
says the Liberals would prefer he win a new seat for the Liberals.
Meanwhile in Ottawa, former NDP leader Ed Broadbent, who is returning
to politics, saysPrime Minister Paul Martin has abandoned traditional
Liberal policies. Mr. Broadbent contends that has opened the door for
the New Democrats in the next election. Mr. Broadbent says the prime
minister's slogan of "the politics of achievement" is meaningless.
Mr. Broadbent says he was lured out of political retirement because
he sees Mr. Martin's policies creating an opportunity for the party.
Mr. Broadbent is seeking the NDP nomination in Ottawa Centre.
Tuesday Nov 4, 2003 Jack Layton on Paul Martin ...
they likely won't tell you he cut the stuffing out of Medicare, education, the environment and cities while he was finance minister
[If we click on the 11 Layton links for us to spend on .. we would now have a mega billon dollar deficit
Interesting topic for some Wednesday Night David Mitchell [PDMitchell@sympatico.ca]
Friday Feb 7, 2003 Layton's judgment questioned
Chooses animal rights activist as his chief of staff, offending Newfoundland's NDP leader
St. John's — Jack Layton's choice for a new chief of staff — a former animal-rights activist who fought against the East Coast seal hunt for years — has cost the rookie NDP Leader a big chunk of his credibility in Newfoundland, says the province's NDP leader.
Other critics in the province also lined up Tuesday to take a shot at Mr. Layton's decision to hire Rick Smith, former head of the Ottawa-based International Fund for Animal Welfare.
Monday Jan 27, 2003 cbc NEW NDP LEADER MEETS CAUCUS
Jack Layton is describing it as one of the most exciting moments in his
life. The new leader of the NDP was describing his first day on
Parliament Hill meeting with his caucus.
Monday Jan 27, 2003 ts Layton (52) offers a new vision for cities
NDP leader says priorities include Kyoto, Romanow report ... his favourite municipal issue — help for Canada's beleaguered cities. ..Layton carries with him four parliamentary priorities, including financial investments for the country's cities and spirited opposition to the looming military intervention in Iraq.
January 26, 2003 with Rex Murphy "Talk to Jack Layton: What is the future of the NDP?"
BBC
Britons 'in favour of wind farms'
OLIVIA CHOW WANTS TO JOIN HUSBAND LAYTON IN OTTAWA
NEW NDP LEADER MEETS CAUCUS
Layton (52) offers a new vision for cities