TORONTO - New Democrat Leader Jack Layton released his party's platform today at a community centre in his east-end Toronto riding. The platform focused on helping middle-class and working families make ends meet.
"While Stephen Harper's priority is a $50 billion corporate tax cut, my priority is investing in families and their children," said Layton.
Jack Layton takes questions at a town hall meeting in Kamloops and talks about the solutions he would offer as Prime Minister. From Harper's sell-out of softwood lumber, to the Conservative's plan to privatise the postal system, to the inequalities facing First Nations communities, the New Democrat leader calls for change that will take Canada forward.
At a town hall meeting in Victoria, Jack Layton addresses the concerns that Canadians have with the disastrous policies of the outgoing Harper government. On topics of building safe and strong communities, defending human rights, and supporting culture and the arts, Layton talks about the solutions he would offer as Prime Minister.
VANCOUVER - At a rally of cheering supporters, New Democrat Leader Jack Layton blasted Stephen Harper as bad for working families and bad for British Columbia. "If you want to stop Harper, only New Democrats can do it. The choice is Jack Layton or Stephen Harper."
KENORA New Democrat Leader Jack Layton today blasted Stephen Harpers treatment of northern forestry communities, saying the Prime Ministers softwood lumber sell-out to the U.S. gave up on years of trade rulings in Canadas favour.
