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Renamed ferry terminal is fitting tribute to Jack Layton

06/01/2012 by backofthebook.ca

A BoB short: The Toronto Island Ferry Terminal is set to be renamed in honour of the late NDP leader, Jack Layton. Also a long-time Toronto city councillor, Layton died of cancer last year. The motion was put forward by Mayor Rob Ford, who said that naming the terminal after the widely-admired politician was a fitting […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Jack Layton, NDP, Toronto

Jack Layton’s bequest to the West

08/22/2011 by backofthebook.ca

By Frank Moher As God’s cruel jokes go, this one’s a doozy. Jack Layton, having built the NDP into the Official Opposition and created a sense of hope for the resurgence of a genuine left in Canada, one that would keep the right from running roughshod over the poor, the middle-class, and those who see […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Alberta, British Columbia, Canadian politics, Conservatives, Jack Layton, NDP, Ontario, Reform Party

Who needs attack ads when you have the Globe and Post?

05/18/2011 by backofthebook.ca

By Montreal Simon Well I must admit it’s looking bleak out there. It’s been raining for days. The traffic cones are sagging like most of the population. And the Dark Lord of Canada is working feverishly in his castle preparing to unveil his zombie cabinet under a cone of silence. From The Globe: The pieces […]

Filed Under: Media Tagged With: Canada, Canadian politics, Conservatives, Globe and Mail, Jack Layton, Liberals, National Post, NDP, newspapers, Stephen Harper

The NDP surge: Thank Adam’s generation

04/30/2011 by backofthebook.ca

By Dave Brindle Cousin Gordon and I – he, the country boy, and me, from the city – talked prior to his oldest son, Adam’s, birthday this winter. “Adam turns 18,” Gordon said. “He’ll be able to vote.” His first thought wasn’t that his son was now eligible for a draft, or of his son’s […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Canada, Canadian politics, Conservatives, history, Jack Layton, NDP, Saskatchewan, Stephen Harper, Tommy Douglas

Doing the Orange Wave

04/28/2011 by backofthebook.ca

By Montreal Simon As you know I have always tried to be as non-partisan as possible. All I want is ANYONE but Harper. But these days, like most people in my neighbourhood, I’m also hoping for an orange wave. I’m hoping for that because I honestly believe that what Jack Layton has managed to achieve […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: 2011 election, Bloc Quebecois, Canada, Canadian politics, Conservatives, Jack Layton, Liberals, Michael Ignatieff, NDP, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Stephen Harper

Debate: By not losing, Harper won

04/13/2011 by backofthebook.ca

By Montreal Simon I wish I could say that the three opposition leaders smoked Great Ugly Leader last night, and that they were still hoovering him off the floor. But they didn’t, so I can’t. Because at this point delusion could kill us. They held their own, they landed some good blows, but their attacks […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: 2011 election, Bloc Quebecois, Canada, Canadian politics, Conservatives, Gilles Duceppe, Jack Layton, Liberals, Michael Ignatieff, NDP, Stephen Harper

Stephen Harper and the Kingdom of the Numb

01/20/2011 by backofthebook.ca

Our regular Politics blogger, Alison@Creekside, is under the weather. While we eagerly await her return, we offer you posts from some of our other favourite Canadian political bloggers, beginning with: Montreal Simon Gawd. What an awful day. Work was hell. It was rainy and slushy. The brand new rink is melting. And then when I […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: bad behaviour, Canada, CBC, Conservatives, Jack Layton, Liberals, Michael Ignatieff, NDP, Stephen Harper

If Harper falls, Layton should too

01/04/2009 by backofthebook.ca

If the Harper government falls in the next month, let’s keep in mind whose fault it is. Jack Layton’s. That’s right. Mr. blown opportunity himself. But first, let’s get something straight: when the opposition parties started moving toward a non-confidence motion back in November, they weren’t capitalizing on an opportunity to topple a democratically-elected government; […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: 2008 election, Canada, Canadian politics, coalition, Conservatives, elections, Jack Layton, Liberals, NDP, Parti Quebecois, Stephane Dion, Stephen Harper

Harper and the coalition of sharks

12/02/2008 by backofthebook.ca

By guest blogger Frank Moher One thing of which you can be certain: if you’re a western Canadian prime minister, they will eventually try to get rid of you. They, of course, being the central Canadian political operatives and parties who regard it as their congenital right to run the country. It happened to Diefenbaker, […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: 2008 election, Alberta, Bloc Quebecois, Canada, Canadian politics, Conservatives, elections, Jack Layton, Liberals, NDP, Ontario, Stephane Dion, Stephen Harper

Voting Liberal, without hope

10/12/2008 by backofthebook.ca

Well, very little time left to make a decision and I don’t have a favourite party. I have been very interested in listening to Green Party candidates and I believe that they ought to have a voice in parliament. So if I lived in a riding with a very strong Green Party candidate, I would […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: 2008 election, Alberta, Canada, Canadian politics, Conservatives, Green Party, human rights, Jack Layton, Liberals, NDP, Stephane Dion, Stephen Harper

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