Jack Layton (Biographie) (French Edition)

Jack Layton

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Working with residents in the Liberty Village neighbourhood in Toronto, Layton worked to try to get cheaper fares on the regional transit system Go Transit [12] to improve public transit in downtown Toronto. For the gold medal hockey game in the Winter Olympics , Layton gained passage of a motion to allow bars to open earlier to serve alcohol during the game. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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Right-wing support soon coalesced around former city councillor Rowlands, preventing the internal divisions Layton needed to win office. Bid organizer Paul Henderson accused Layton and his allies of costing Toronto the event. Layton lost the November 12 election by a considerable margin. In November , Layton co-founded the White Ribbon Campaign of men working to end male violence against women.

In , he returned to Metropolitan Toronto Council, succeeding Roger Hollander in the Don River ward, and he resumed his high-profile role in local politics; following the "megacity" merger of Metropolitan Toronto into the current city of Toronto, he was again re-elected to Toronto City Council, serving alongside Pam McConnell in a two-member ward. He also came to national attention as the leader of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities. In June , as chair of Toronto's environmental task force, the Toronto Atmospheric Fund, he was instrumental in the preliminary phases of the WindShare wind power cooperative in Toronto through the Toronto Renewable Energy Co-operative.

Layton won on the first ballot with Layton did not seek election to the House of Commons by running in a by-election, as is the tradition among new party leaders without a seat. Instead, he waited until the federal election to contest the riding of Toronto—Danforth against Liberal Dennis Mills. Another focus of Layton's leadership was to focus the party's efforts on Quebec, one of the party's weaker provinces.

After the race, Layton appointed Ducasse as his Quebec lieutenant and party spokesperson.

The result of Layton's efforts was a strong increase in the party's support. By the end of , the party was polling higher than both the Canadian Alliance or the Progressive Conservatives [59] and it was even suggested that the next election could see the NDP in place as official opposition. During the Canadian federal election , controversy erupted over Layton's accusation that Liberal Prime Minister Paul Martin was responsible for the deaths of homeless people because he failed to provide funding for affordable housing. Moreover, the controversy consumed the campaign, overshadowing policy announcements over the next week.

Further controversy followed as Layton suggested the removal of the Clarity Act , considered by some to be vital to keeping Quebec in Canada and by others as undemocratic, and promised to recognize any declaration of independence by Quebec after a referendum. His position on the Clarity Act was reversed in the election to one of support.

Layton also continued his effort to improve his party's standing in Quebec. He advocated replacing the first-past-the-post system with proportional representation. He threatened to use the NDP's clout in the event of a minority government. Historically, the NDP's popular vote does not translate into a proportional number of seats because of scattered support. However, it only won 19 seats in the House of Commons, two less than the 21 won under Alexa McDonough in , and far short of the 40 that Layton predicted on the eve of the election. Olivia Chow and several other prominent Toronto NDP candidates lost tight races and Layton won his own seat against incumbent Liberal Dennis Mills by a much narrower margin than early polls indicated.

Layton demanded the cancellation of proposed corporate tax cuts and called for an increase in social spending. The ensuing compromise in the NDP's favour was protested by the other opposition parties who used it as a pretext to force a non-confidence vote. On May 19, two such votes were defeated and Layton's amendments went on to be passed on its final reading vote on June As a result of this political coup and his apparent civil behaviour in a spitefully raucous parliament, many political analysts noted that Layton gained increased credibility as an effective leader of an important party, becoming the major second choice leader in many political polls — for example, polling second in Quebec after Gilles Duceppe , despite the low polls for his party as a whole in the province.

In mid-November , when Liberal support dropped after the Gomery Commission delivered its first report, Layton offered the Prime Minister several conditions in return for the NDP's continued support, most notably on the issue of privatization of health care in Canada , where Layton wanted strict provisions for controlling public spending on private health care delivery, saying that without "significant action" on the issue, "Mr.

Martin can't count on our support. However, the Martin government refused to allow the election date to be decided by the opposition. A motion of non-confidence followed, moved by Stephen Harper and seconded by Layton, triggering the federal election. Layton was working with the Liberal government, but determined he would have a better chance of electoral success by voting against the government and having an election.

By voting against the government Jack Layton voted against national child-care and implementing the Kelowna Accord and indigenous rights. On March 26, , in response to Harper's allegations that a coalition is not a legitimate or principled way to form government, Duceppe stated that Harper had once tried to form a coalition government with the Bloc and NDP. The meeting that took place between the three party leaders happened 2 months before the federal election.

We respectfully point out that the opposition parties, who together constitute a majority in the House, have been in close consultation.

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We believe that, should a request for dissolution arise, this should give you cause, as constitutional practice has determined, to consult the opposition leaders and consider all of your options before exercising your constitutional authority. On the same day the letter was written, the three party leaders held a joint press conference at which they expressed their intent to co-operate on changing parliamentary rules, and to request that the Governor General consult with them before deciding to call an election.

That's a criticism I've had and that we've had and that most Canadians have had for a long, long time now so this is an opportunity to start to change that. One month later, on October 4, Mike Duffy , now a Conservative senator appointed by Harper , said "It is possible that you could change prime minister without having an election", and that some Conservatives wanted Harper as prime minister. The next day Layton walked out on talks with Harper and Duceppe, accusing them of trying to replace Paul Martin with Harper as prime minister.

Both Bloc and Conservative officials denied Layton's accusations. With a vote scheduled for January 23, , many New Democrats expected Layton to deliver substantially more seats than he did in They hoped the NDP would hold the balance of power in a new minority parliament, so that they could carry additional leverage in negotiating with the governing party. Mike Klander, the executive vice-president of the federal Liberals' Ontario wing, resigned after making posts on his blog comparing Chow to a Chow Chow dog and calling her husband an " asshole ".

Through the course of the campaign, Layton attempted to cast himself as the sole remaining champion of universal health care. Some opinion polls showed that Canadians found Layton the most appealing and charismatic of the leaders. Layton repeatedly insisted that "Canadians have a third choice", and urged Liberals to "lend us your vote". Some commentators and pundits mocked Layton for over-using these catchphrases instead of explaining the NDP platform. The NDP's strategy had changed in that they were focusing their attacks on the Liberals rather than in , where they criticized both the Liberals and Conservatives in equal measure, prompting some criticism from Paul Martin.

The NDP had also lost close races in the election due to the Liberals' strategic voting. Layton's campaign direction also caused a break between him and Canadian Auto Workers union head Buzz Hargrove over the issue of strategic voting. Hargrove preferred a Liberal minority government supported by the NDP and he had earlier criticized Layton for participating in the motion of non-confidence that brought down the Liberal government. Hargrove allied with the Liberals and publicly stated that he "did not like the campaign that Jack Layton was running", criticizing Layton for "spending too much time attacking the Liberals".

During the final week of the campaign, knowing that last-minute strategic voting had cost the NDP seats in several close ridings during the election, [75] Hargrove and Martin urged all progressive voters to unite behind the Liberal banner to stop a Conservative government. Layton intensified his attacks on the Liberal scandals, pledging to use his minority clout to keep the Conservatives in check.

Shortly after the election, the Ontario provincial branch of the NDP revoked Hargrove's party membership because he had violated the party's constitution by campaigning for other parties during an election campaign, though Layton disagreed with this. After the meeting Layton stated that Canada's role should be focused on traditional peacekeeping and reconstruction rather than in a front line combat role currently taking place. Layton and his caucus voted to support the new proposed rules for income trusts introduced by the Conservatives October 31, Layton threatened to move a motion of non-confidence against the government over the " Clean Air Act " unless action was taken to improve the bill and its approach to environmental policy.

He released his proposed changes to the "Clean Air Act" on November 19, On June 3, , Layton voted to implement a program which would "allow conscientious objectors On June 11, , Prime Minister Stephen Harper made it known that he had received private counsel from Layton on the matter of Indian residential schools and the apology to former students of the schools.

Before delivering the apology, Harper thanked Layton. Layton started off the federal election campaign with a speech similar to that of US presidential nominee Barack Obama. Layton denied he was trying to draw comparisons with Obama, saying "I mean, I am a lot shorter than he is.

He is a brilliant orator. I'm never going to claim to be that.

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But what I have noticed is that the key issues faced by the American middle class , the working people of the U. In October , Layton posted an online video message speaking out in favour of net neutrality , torrent sites, video-sharing sites, and social-networking sites. The 40th session of parliament began on November 27, , with a fiscal update by the Conservatives that outlined their agenda for the upcoming term.

This included a temporary suspension of Federal employees' right to strike and a removal of monetary subsidies for political parties. On December 1, , the three opposition leaders signed an accord that laid down the basis for an agreement on a coalition government. Both parties agreed to continue the coalition until June 30, Opposition to the proposed coalition developed in all provinces except Quebec. Dion had since been ousted from the leadership of the Liberals and his successor, Michael Ignatieff , had distanced himself from the coalition.

Layton remained committed to ousting the Harper government, [] [] pledging that the NDP would vote against the Conservative budget regardless of what it contained. On January 28, , the Liberals agreed to support the Conservative budget with an amendment, ending the possibility of the coalition, so Layton said "Today we have learned that you can't trust Mr. Ignatieff to oppose Mr. If you oppose Mr. Harper and you want a new government, I urge you to support the NDP. In March , the NDP , under Layton's leadership, re-introduced a motion first passed June 3, which, if implemented, would allow conscientious objectors to the Iraq War to remain in Canada.

The motion again passed March 30, , by —, but it was non-binding. As part of the foundation's A Dare to Remember campaign, Layton busked on a busy street corner. Layton's son, Mike was elected to Toronto City Council in the city council election. The Conservative government was defeated in a no-confidence vote on March 25, , with the motion gaining full support of all opposition parties including the New Democrats, after the government was found in contempt of parliament. The no-confidence motion was carried with a vote of in favour of the motion, and against, [] thus resulting in the Prime Minister advising a dissolution of parliament and a federal election.

The day after the successful passing of the motion, Layton started the NDP election campaign, first with a speech in Ottawa followed later in the day by an event in Edmonton , Alberta. Unlike the previous election, Layton stated he was in favour of Green Party leader Elizabeth May speaking at the leaders debates, despite the fact that she was once again being discouraged by the Canadian media networks. Despite entering the campaign with relatively low poll numbers, [] [] the NDP recovered and increased their support significantly after Layton's performance in the leaders debates.

Layton's New Democrats successfully capitalized on Ignatieff's attendance record in the Toronto area. On April 29, , a retired police officer told the Sun News Network and the Toronto Sun newspaper that in , Layton had been found in a massage parlour when police, looking for underage Asian sex workers , raided the establishment. The police informed Layton of the potentially questionable use of the business and recommended that he avoid it in the future.

No charges were filed. A subsequent Toronto Star column stated that most contributors to online discussions agreed there was a smear campaign against Layton. The polling company speculated this improvement is due to strong sympathy by the public for a political candidate they judged as being unfairly maligned. Police notebooks are closely guarded and may contain unfounded and unproven allegations. The NDP gains were partly due to a major surge in Quebec as the party won 59 of the province's 75 seats, dominating Montreal and sweeping Quebec City and the Outaouais , although the NDP also won more seats than any other opposition party in the rest of Canada.

The NDP had gone into the election with only one seat in Quebec, that of Thomas Mulcair , and had won but a single seat in the province historically Phil Edmonston in a by-election. Many of these gains came at the expense of the Bloc, which was reduced to a four-seat rump without official party status in Parliament. On February 5, , Layton announced that he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer. He noted that his father Robert Layton had the same type of cancer 17 years before and recovered from it.

His wife, Olivia Chow , had thyroid cancer a few years before.

He vowed to beat the cancer, and said it would not interrupt his duties as member of Parliament or as leader of the NDP. Following the federal election, Layton led the party into the first month of the new session of Parliament, as well as attending the NDP Federal Convention in Vancouver. After Parliament rose for the summer, Layton announced on July 25, that he would be taking a temporary leave from his post to fight an unspecified, newly diagnosed cancer.

Layton recommended that NDP caucus chair Nycole Turmel serve as interim leader during his leave of absence.

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Layton died at 4: In it, he expressed his wishes regarding the NDP's leadership in the event of his death, and addressed various segments of the Canadian population, concluding, "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. Layton was accorded a state funeral by the Governor-General-in-Council , which took place between August 25 and 27, , with the final memorial service at Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto. Layton was the first opposition leader to die for whom a state funeral would not otherwise have been afforded, but Prime Minister Harper made the offer to Layton's widow who accepted. Layton was cremated following the funeral. Charles United Church in Hudson, Quebec. The cast also includes Wendy Crewson and Erin Karpluk.

Bold indicates parties with members elected to the House of Commons. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Canadian federal election, Death and state funeral of Jack Layton.

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