He started his stump speeches with the line “I’m Jack Layton and I’m running to be Prime Minister.” Tonight, he began with: “My name is Jack Layton and to put ordinary familes first, I ran for Prime Minister.”
Tag Archives: We’re with Layton
NDP: More new faces
Glenn Thibeault in Sudbury (defeats a Liberal, Diane Marleau).
NDP: Chow’s speech, party hard.
“We did it! Ya! We did it!” said Olivia Chow in her acceptance speech here tonight. “We stand up for the values and principles that put people first and I guarantee you we will never back down.”
NDP: Kitchen air lands at the Guvernment
The crew from Kitchen Air, Jack Layton’s campaign plane, is here to show their support (that’s Laura and George in the photo). So are the bus drivers. Now that’s what I call service.
NDP: Newcomers
A few new faces from Northern Ontario to add to the NDP caucus: Carol Hughes, Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing (defeats Liberal Brent St. Denis) and Bruce Hyer, Thunder Bay-Superior North (defeats Conservative Joe Comuzzi.
NDP: Expensive beer and a historic result in Newfoundland
The mood here is relatively subdued, even though the NDP is having a strong showing so far. Might have something to do with the fact that domestic bear is $5.25. The cheese puffs, though, are flowing.
NDP: The munchies
Nothing says election night rally like cheese puffs and nuts n’ bolts. For a moment there, I thought maybe this was the Marijuana Party HQ.
NDP: Saxophones and seats
Layton just arrived, serenaded by a sax player (like I said, the NDP knows how to party) as he made his way through a pack of photographers. “We’re feeling good so far,” he said, to no one in particular.
NDP: High hopes
NDPers are hoping for big things tonight. “Our hopes know no bounds,” says party spokesman Brad Lavigne, milling around the press room at NDP HQ. The party has reason to feel good. Here are the numbers the NDP was polling at the beginning of the campaign compared to last weekend:
NDP: Dangerous substances
And the Guvernment is no Telus Convention Centre. Pictured, the media filing room.