RIP Jack Layton

[Virtuoso]

good guy/politician. cancer took his life at the young age of 61.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2011/08/22/pol-layton-last-letter.html

My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we’ll change the world.

really hits home with my mom currently battling cancer and just losing my grandfather to it. hope all is well with anyone else with family/friends fighting with it.

 

[Matty]

Guy was a likeable lunatic. Canada is sad.

RIP Jack

 

[betplom]

Guy was a likeable lunatic. Canada is sad.

RIP Jack

Guys from Quebec (where they consistently voted for a party called the "bloc") should refrain from commenting on legitimate Canadian politicians.

Jack was a good guy, he was more of an activist than your typical politician.

 

[Matty]

Fiveteamer called him "one fine communist". He's a real Canadian so there.

BTW Jack was born in Montreal, Quebec and he spoke French.

 

[betplom]

Fiveteamer called him "one fine communist". He's a real Canadian so there.

Fiver ain't from Q-beck.

I liked Jack, and I liked him years ago before he was involved in federal politics when he was a city of Toronto councilor.
The guy had a good heart.

 

[PuckOff]

He was certainly a hard to hate politician.

R.I.P. Jack!!!

 

[Archie]

We hard knew ya Jackie....RIP

 

[roguejuror]

Best wishes to your mom virty

 

[Acid Joe]

Guy was a likeable lunatic. Canada is sad.

RIP Jack

That is probably very well said. I knew the man, didn't like him but he was very passionate about what he did which a lot of c ountries are lacking. Jack you were an ass I couldn't vote for but I am gonna miss ya.....