Jack Layton Memorial

LOOK: Canada Honours Layton

The Huffington Post Canada | Posted 08.22.2012 | Canada Politics

Photos of messages to Jack Layton scrawled in chalk became the symbol of a nation's grief after the NDP leader passed away on August 22, 2011. One yea...

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'Jack Would Have Loved This'

CP | Linda Nguyen and Bruce Cheadle | Posted 10.22.2012 | Canada Politics

In the world of Canadian politics, he was known as the man who led his party to historic wins during the last federal election, but to the hundreds wh...

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Most Canadians Remember Layton As Positive Force In Canada

CP | Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press | Posted 10.19.2012 | Canada Politics

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OTTAWA - Perhaps Canadians are taking Jack Layton's dying wish to heart.From his death bed last summer, the late NDP leader exhorted people to be more...

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Marking A Year Without Jack

CBC | Posted 10.18.2012 | Canada Politics

It has been nearly one year since former NDP leader Jack Layton died of cancer and Canadians are now preparing to gather to mark the anniversary and t...

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NDP Admits Jack Layton Memorial Fund Was Illegal

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 01.14.2012 | Canada Politics

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OTTAWA - The federal NDP has acknowledged it broke the rules when it launched a Jack Layton memorial fundraising campaign on behalf of the Broadbent I...

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Renowned Sculptor Plans For Three Jack Layton Statues

CP | Tim Cook, The Canadian Press | Posted 11.25.2011 | Canada Politics

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A renowned sculptor whose effigy of Tommy Douglas drew praise from the medicare founder's famous family has set her creative sights on honouring the N...

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A Belated Note From Jack Layton's Mourning Chaff

Emma Woolley | Posted 10.31.2011 | Canada

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I suppose crying over Jack's death makes me a member of what Christie Blatchford called "the mourning chaff;" those who make a spectacle out of a death they weren't affected by. I dislike this idea of a mourning hierarchy. This isn't a game of Who's the Saddest. This idea undermines how he affected Canadians.

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Last Word on Jack Layton

Carol Mott | Posted 10.29.2011 | Canada

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A lot has been said about the kind of grief Canadians have been showing for Jack Layton. Is it contrived? Why such public spectacles? Is it a true outpouring of emotion? For some it seemed clear they wanted their 15 minutes of fame and would grieve publicly and put on a performance for the cameras.

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Tribute to Jack Layton

Hassan Arif | Posted 10.29.2011 | Canada

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I have to admit that in the past I have expressed sharp disagreement with the direction in which Jack Layton took the NDP as leader. However, this does not take away from the immense sadness and shock I felt upon hearing of his passing away.

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Full Text Of Stephen Lewis's Eulogy For Jack Layton

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 10.27.2011 | Canada Politics

TORONTO - Never in our collective lifetime have we seen such an outpouring, so much emotional intensity, from every corner of this country. There have...

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'I Don't Feel Like A Young Canadian Anymore'

Jacqueline Delange | Posted 10.28.2011 | Canada

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"To young Canadians..." reads Jack Layton's deathbed letter. I find it difficult to imagine any other politician addressing Canada's youth this way. ...

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NDP Runs Afoul Of Law With Layton Memorial Donations

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 10.26.2011 | Canada Politics

OTTAWA - The NDP has inadvertently fallen afoul of the Elections Act in a bid to honour one of Jack Layton's last wishes.The late NDP leader had wante...

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Toronto Ponders Permanent Memorial For Layton

The Huffington Post Canada | Scaachi Koul | Posted 10.26.2011 | Canada Politics

Few politicians could garner an impromptu memorial quite like Jack Layton has. His death has spurred gestures across the city, like the chalk murals a...

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Layton Casket Headed To Quebec, Toronto Thursday

CP | John Ward, The Canadian Press | Posted 10.25.2011 | Canada Politics

OTTAWA - Cannon fire crashed over Parliament Hill and car horns sounded a noisy tribute along the Highway of Heroes on Thursday as a cortege ferried J...

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Jack Layton's Final Words Go Global

Nat & Marie | Posted 10.24.2011 | Canada

Going global is no easy feat, even for a much-loved Canadian politician who passed away before attaining his goal of being prime minister. Yet Jack Layton became a trending topic as droves of international mourners took to social networks to tweet, blog, document and create art all in his memory.

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PHOTOS: Hundreds Gather In Toronto To Remember Jack

The Huffington Post Canada | Scaachi Koul | Posted 10.22.2011 | Canada

After Jack Layton's death was announced on the morning of August 22, cities across the country made plans to remember him. Through Facebook and Tw...

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