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Based on precedent, he should arise tomorrow, right?
John Gilbert "Jack" Layton, PC, MP (July 18, 1950 – August 22, 2011)
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Wow...my eyes are leaking.
Tried to insert a pic I took on Parliament Hill earlier today of the crowds but once again, I have been foiled! (...stupid stoker me!)
Tried to insert a pic I took on Parliament Hill earlier today of the crowds but once again, I have been foiled! (...stupid stoker me!)
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"IAFF Mourns the Death of Jack Layton:
“Canada has lost a great leader and fire fighters and all Canadian workers have lost a great champion,” says IAFF General President Harold Schaitberger.":
http://www.iaff.org/11News/082211Layton.htm
wrong button again! Sorry.
“Canada has lost a great leader and fire fighters and all Canadian workers have lost a great champion,” says IAFF General President Harold Schaitberger.":
http://www.iaff.org/11News/082211Layton.htm
wrong button again! Sorry.
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mariomike said:
I'm a Canadian worker and I don't agree. I wish these people would stop presuming to speak for me.
Since this is a "Thoughts and Prayers" section, I hope it's okay if I share Bible passage:
1 Corinthians 13:1-13 (Revised Standard Version)
It's just something I recalled when I was reflecting on the event of Jack's loss and the responses to Jack's loss.
1 Corinthians 13:1-13 (Revised Standard Version)
It's just something I recalled when I was reflecting on the event of Jack's loss and the responses to Jack's loss.
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I know this is an old thread and this response it a bit dated but I wrote the following letter a few weeks ago and thought it would be appropriate to share it here.
Miss you, Jack.
I'm always proud of my fellow service members, and I always feel proud when I put on the uniform and I see that Canadian Flag.
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I didn't watch any of the presidential or vice presidential debates. I didn't have the heart or stomach for it. As far as I can surmise this election campaign has lasted almost 2 years and it’s starting to get exhausting, even as a Canadian looking from across the border. I’m pretty sure if you watch enough interviews of either candidate you can list the talking points each one has committed to memory and the issues each one will run away from like it were a nuclear reactor rod. So I didn't really see what I was missing by not watching them spar with one another.
This whole election has been laced with so much double talk, cheap jabs, passing the ball, and carnival side shows it’s starting to become an episode from the bizarre. The behaviour of so many of the talking heads in the media, both Democratic and Republican supporters, have made me start to understand the meaning of the “Ugly American”. A stereotype that I never saw rear its head with such ferocity until now, and something I certainly don't see with my American friends and family. This vapid non-sense has taken over so much of the national dialog that I can't help but think it has cast a shadow so broadly and loudly, I feel it has overshadowed more normal dialog.
Although, I suppose this election has made me have a better appreciation on being Canadian. A bit over a year ago a Canadian politician named Jack Layton died. Jack Layton was the leader of, arguably, the most left leaning party in Canada. While surfing the net I came across a thread on a Canadian Army forum where many service members offered their condolences and words of respect for the man.
http://forums.army.ca/forums/threads/101867.0/topicseen.html
Even though many, if not all, of these people did not agree with his politics the overwhelming sense was, his presence made Canadian politics a better place, and that it is poorer without him. Being part of the Army means you may have to “close with and destroy (kill) the enemy”. Some of these people have callouses that are older than the recruits they train, and can crush your head with their weak hand. But despite all that grit they could still come out and show respect and dignity where it was due.
Right now, I don’t know if the same would happen down south for a leader of either party.
Reflecting on this and the past few US elections have certainly made me happy and proud to be Canadian.
Miss you, Jack.
I'm always proud of my fellow service members, and I always feel proud when I put on the uniform and I see that Canadian Flag.
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I didn't watch any of the presidential or vice presidential debates. I didn't have the heart or stomach for it. As far as I can surmise this election campaign has lasted almost 2 years and it’s starting to get exhausting, even as a Canadian looking from across the border. I’m pretty sure if you watch enough interviews of either candidate you can list the talking points each one has committed to memory and the issues each one will run away from like it were a nuclear reactor rod. So I didn't really see what I was missing by not watching them spar with one another.
This whole election has been laced with so much double talk, cheap jabs, passing the ball, and carnival side shows it’s starting to become an episode from the bizarre. The behaviour of so many of the talking heads in the media, both Democratic and Republican supporters, have made me start to understand the meaning of the “Ugly American”. A stereotype that I never saw rear its head with such ferocity until now, and something I certainly don't see with my American friends and family. This vapid non-sense has taken over so much of the national dialog that I can't help but think it has cast a shadow so broadly and loudly, I feel it has overshadowed more normal dialog.
Although, I suppose this election has made me have a better appreciation on being Canadian. A bit over a year ago a Canadian politician named Jack Layton died. Jack Layton was the leader of, arguably, the most left leaning party in Canada. While surfing the net I came across a thread on a Canadian Army forum where many service members offered their condolences and words of respect for the man.
http://forums.army.ca/forums/threads/101867.0/topicseen.html
Even though many, if not all, of these people did not agree with his politics the overwhelming sense was, his presence made Canadian politics a better place, and that it is poorer without him. Being part of the Army means you may have to “close with and destroy (kill) the enemy”. Some of these people have callouses that are older than the recruits they train, and can crush your head with their weak hand. But despite all that grit they could still come out and show respect and dignity where it was due.
Right now, I don’t know if the same would happen down south for a leader of either party.
Reflecting on this and the past few US elections have certainly made me happy and proud to be Canadian.