Monday, August 22, 2011

Jack Layton Links

I won't try to catalogue all of the writing about Jack Layton's passing today, but here are a few pieces worth a look...

- Steven Staples concludes that Layton's reputation will rank him second only to the leader who first drew him to the NDP among Canada's political figures.
- As easy as it is to criticize Jane Taber much of the time, she's at her best in getting the inside story when it comes to personal moments like these - and her poignant quotes from Anne McGrath and Brian Topp are worth a read.
- Meanwhile, Les Perreaux and Ingrid Peritz survey some reactions from Quebec.
- Paul Wells charts the movement built by Layton since he started his work as the federal NDP's leader.
- And Alice traces Layton's federal political career by the numbers while raising some questions about what comes next.

Update: More from Aaron Wherry and The Mark.

2 comments:

  1. Rob Cottingham8:41 p.m.

    Thanks for this, Greg - I'd missed a few of these. And yes, Alice's piece was terrific.

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  2. Rob Cottingham8:44 p.m.

    Thanks for this, Greg - I'd missed a few of them, including The Mark's article. And yes, Alice's piece was terrific.

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