Thanks To Liberals Layton Is Back In News

Because of a liberal defection Jack Layton holds the balance of power and would use this to bring down the government on environmental issues. It is hoped that in the name of bipartisanship he will work with the Conservatives but if the following statement is any indication I don't see anything positive happening. He used an example from his days as a city councillor to show his negotiating skills; "However, my view has always been in politics that you focus on trying to get results with whatever set of results has been laid on the table.

Layton reached back to his days on Toronto council, when Mel Lastman was mayor, for an example of how two politicians from different ends of the spectrum can work together.

"I remember doing that with Mel Lastman on housing and homelessness. The guy who said we didn't have homelessness in North York. He becomes mayor and we were able to get some things going," he said."

I hate to tell you Jack but the homeless problem has got worse, not better, in Toronto.

The sleeping giant awakens.

But the sleeping giant has to ask himself Is there still room in Ottawa for the NDP
before he takes on the role of dragonslayer.