Collective response to Layton’s death constructing uniquely Canadian political identity

By choosing to remember and memorialize Jack Layton, Canadians commemorate peace, civility, religious and cultural inclusiveness, optimism, the arts, social and environmental change, political dialogue, improved public services, improved cities, and an improved country.

It’s a curious time in Canadian politics. NDPers in B.C. are shell-shocked after their upset at the polls. Ontario’s Liberals are struggling to retain credibility following revelations about canceled power plants. Toronto’s City Hall is a decomposing swamp. And the federal Cons...

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