Politics après Jack
Judy Rebick, Sam Gindin, Jean-Marc Piott, Simon Tremblay-Pepin, Libby Davies, and Murray Dobbin / December 21, 2011 / 11 min read
When Jack Layton, newly minted Leader of the Opposition
in Canada’s parliament, died on August 22, even politically
indifferent Canadians took serious notice. Here was a political
death that could dramatically affect the country’s future. What
might the actual impact of Layton’s loss be, not just on the federal
political landscape, but on the New Democratic Party, on Québec,
and the “larger Left” in general? We asked observers on the front
line to consider those questions.