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Jack Layton Caught on Tape Explaining Secret Deal

December 1, 2008 in Conservative Party, Jack Layton, Liberal Party, New Democratic Party, Stephan Dion, Stephen Harper | No comments

Layton’s Machavellian grab at power seems to have been a long time in the making, longer than he’d like you to think.  Robert Fife has a excellent report available on CTV.ca about early meetings with the Bloc to trap Harper and form a coalition.  In an ironic turn, Layton’s latest would see Stephan Dion as Prime Minister in a coalition with the NDP.

Politics certainly makes strange bedfellows.  Remember the debates when Layton stared a demure Dion in the eyes and slammed him for his leadership credentials?  If you don’t, check out the video below.  Remember a few weeks ago when Canadians clearly reflected their thoughts about Dion’s leadership cred when the Liberals and NDPs saw the Conservatives gain a stronger minority?


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Another NDP Candidate Resigns

October 4, 2008 in Canadian Election 2008, Jack Layton, New Democratic Party | No comments

This is getting ridiculous!

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Nudity, Drugs, Pandemonium - The NDP

September 24, 2008 in Canada, Canadian Election 2008, Jack Layton, New Democratic Party, going green, government | 1 comment

- Canadian Election Series -

That about sums up the campaign slogan of Canada’s New Democratic Party as we approach the October 14 election date.  Just how far the apple has fallen from the tree is hard to measure.  The NDP was founded by Tommy Douglas, a minister from Saskatchewan, affected like many Canadians at the time by tough economic times in the Great Depression.  As a party the NDP have traditionally stood for medicare, social programs, and balanced budgets.

The present party’s efforts to form the government in the House of Commons - the goal NDP leader Jack Layton set his eye on - is threatened by the mere fact that candidates continue to resign amidst scandal.  At the rate of three drop-outs a week, the party will dwindle to the brink of oblivion by election day.

Julian West is the latest NDP candidate to bow out of the race after reports emerged that years ago he stripped naked then stood and watched teenage girls face-paint at a summer camp before he went for a dip in the ocean. Last week two other NDP candidates dropped out of the race for videos featuring them taking drugs on the website Pot TV.  Dana Larsen was featured taking LSD, while Kirk Tousaw was featured on the site smoking pot.  Both candidates were running as NDP candidates in the Vancouver area.

The scandals have led Jack Layton to admit a need for his party to  “review how we can ensure that candidates are straight up with us about their histories.”

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