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The son of the late NDP leader and current Toronto city councillor speaks to Maclean’s at the 2015 Progress Summit
Toronto Island honoured the late Jack Layton with the planting of a Jack pine and plaque. The ceremony included a small sprinkling of Layton’s ashes under the tree.
Parade gathers politicians, leadership hopefuls and Mulcair Bears
The NDP chose a new leader over the weekend in dramatic fashion
‘I’ll call you’
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Canadians gather at Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto to mourn the loss of Jack Layton
Canadians gathered in Toronto to celebrate Jack Layton’s life
The NDP has released the full details of Saturday’s “celebration of life” in honour of Jack Layton. The public visitation at city hall in Toronto will conclude at 11am Saturday morning. The procession to Roy Thomson Hall will begin at approximately 1:15pm, followed by the service at 2pm, with an overflow area outside Roy Thomson Hall and four video screens set up in David Pecaut Square, to the west of the hall.