Jack Layton: New Democrats

Tom Mulcair Dept: Mulcair spoke to a packed room of supporters about the contributions Layton made to the party and how they would continue his legacy into the 2015 federal election campaign, according to The Star. I took up the challenge, I worked with him for five years and we believed in what we were doing and the result is there now. There was more laughter than tears as NDP leader Tom Mulcair and Toronto MP Olivia Chow joined New Democrats on Saturday in Brampton to reflect on Jack Layton, ahead of the one year anniversary of the former New Democrat leader s death . I think that one of the things that Jack brought was his determination and his belief that we could accomplish great things, Mulcair said, adding that the two worked closely together to break through in Quebec. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.