The Commons: Jack Layton and the politics of faith
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’Jack would have liked that, a lot’
Brian Topp considers the last 12 months for the NDP and looks ahead to the next three years.
Remembering Layton
The anniversary of Jack Layton’s death will be observed today at public events across the country. Here are just some of the ways the former NDP leader is being remembered via Twitter:
Megan Leslie: Five things I wish I’d known
Advice from the 38-year-old New Democrat MP
’He had some remarkable things to say’
An oral history of Jack Layton’s last letter
The inside story of Layton’s last letter
Aaron Wherry on why the words still hold weight
Filming begins on TV movie about Jack Layton
Rick Robert, Sook Yin Lee to Play Layton and Chow in CBC biopic
The benjamins, it is all about them
Alice Funke reviews the second quarter returns, including the competitive race for second place. While the New Democrats have held...
Buried treasure
The New York Times’ Adam Davidson used a Canadian company to setup an offshore bank account in Belize. The Finance Minister...
The demise of the Police Officer Recruitment Fund
There are concerns in northern Ontario about the end of the Police Officer Recruitment Fund—a five-year commitment the Harper...