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One year later, still ‘hard to believe’ Jack Layton is gone – Libby Davies
One year later, still ‘hard to believe’ Jack Layton is gone
A year after Jack Layton lost his battle with cancer, NDP deputy leader Libby Davies says his leadership still lives on in the party. “The work that Jack did, I mean, he gave a legacy not just to the NDP, but to all Canadians,” said the MP for Vancouver East over the phone from Toronto. “And that’s something that’s very much alive.”..“People can feel very cynical about politics and politicians,” said Davies. “And I think in Jack they saw someone who was constructive, who always looked for a way to propose what should be done instead of a way of deposing something.”
The original article, One year later, still ‘hard to believe’ Jack Layton is gone was published on August 22, 2012 in Metro News. Author(s): Elizabeth Hames
'Dear Jack', from Libby
Vancouver remembers Jack Layton one year after his death
Vancouver remembers Jack Layton one year after his death
Scores of people gathered outside the Vancouver Convention Centre on Wednesday evening to mark the first anniversary of former NDP leader Jack Layton’s death and celebrate the life of the man who led his party to official opposition status for the first time in its 50-year history…Earlier in the day, Vancouver East MP Libby Davies commented by phone from the larger-scale memorial outside Toronto city hall, where Layton had his political roots as a city councillor in the 1980s. “The compassion and the care that he had for people really came through in his politics and the way he worked with people,” she said over the strains of a memorial concert. “I really feel that he was like a mentor and a guide to us, to MPs and to Canadians generally.” Davies sat next to Layton in parliament for eight years as NDP house leader and then deputy leader.
The original article, Vancouver remembers Jack Layton one year after his death was published on August 22, 2012 in The Vancouver Sun. Author(s): Christopher Reynolds
‘Dear Jack’, from Libby
‘Dear Jack’, from Libby
I recently participated in the ‘Dear Jack’ campaign, sending a message to the Jack Layton on the anniversary of his death. You can check my message below.
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To participate in the Dear Jack campaign, go to: http://www.dearjack.ca/