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If one’s opinion happens to be different then yours will it be printed?
Like what I’ve read so far. Good Luck on your endeavour.
I am a member of Preserve Our Parks (POP) and thought your comments on the first opening meeting of the NPC to be accurate. There is still lots of things to be changed that will improve the NPC. The parklands do not belong to the commissioners. They belong to the PUBLIC and they need to be aware of that.
I heard Mr Hudak on radio station CHML this afternoon. I tried to get into the petition re foriegn students being granted university scholarships over Ontario residents. We strongly oppose this move by Dinky Dalton. Please add our famililies most strong disapproval of this move.
Sincerely,
The honey Family.
Hey Doug, where do you get off being so smug? Do you have an on ramp going through your front yard? obviously you must be getting your hand greased for this you must live uptown and you’re probably some fat ass that has nothing else to do but piss people off. Imay as throw my house away because of big mouths like you.
Mr James, Doug may be right or wrong and is willing to be challenged on the merits of his position. However, published ad-homenem attacks inform no-one and certainly don’t sway public opinion to your position. We would all like to read exactly WHY you so passionately disagree with Doug, and just maybe you can redeem your credibility in the blogosphere.
Jack Layton’s Courage Tested Anew
Today is a sad day in Canadian politics and in the lives of the family of Opposition Leader Jack Layton. Mr. Layton’s leadership of the NDP set it on its history-making course that gave the party its record-breaking number of seats in the current parliament.
Mr. Layton’s passion for families, fairness, and justice is well document. His eternal optimism is even now unwavering even in the light of the new challenges he faces with the diagnosis that a new cancer is assaulting his body. Few thinking Canadians, even those firmly committed to other political parties, would deny that Mr. Layton’s life continues to be dedicated to justice for the least empowered in our society. He has earned the respect of all Canadians.
Since I first knew of Mr. Layton as a force for a more humane Toronto, I have had a great admiration for his undaunting efforts to make life better for the underserved in our cities, province, and nation. Along with many others, of all political stripes, I wish Jack Layton and family all the best. Like so many others, I look forward to seeing him at the helm of the NDP, as Leader of Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition come the fall parliamentary sitting.
Mr. Layton, we wish you strength in the days to come and good health in the not-to-distant future. Meanwhile, thank you for your exemplary courage and your commitment to a fairer, more just Canadian society.
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I wish all the best to Mr .Layton and his family, hope for a good outcome and can’t wait to shout “JACK IS BACK”!!!!