Monthly Archives: August 2011
Interview on CKNW Radio: On Jack Layton
Ben was interviewed on CKNW Radio Vancouver on August 23, 2011, the day after Federal New Democratic Party (NDP) Leader Jack Layton passed away. Isitt comments on the political significance of Layton’s career and death, after he led his party to a historic 103 seats in Canada’s House of Commons — its best showing ever, … Continue reading
On Jack Layton’s passing
The man knew how to eat pizza. With the same seriousness of purpose and concentration that drove his political life, Jack Layton devoured two loaded slices of pizza pie at a hole-in-the-wall place on Rue St-Denis in bohemian Montreal. Jack stacked the slices one on top of the other, face in. I was captivated by the … Continue reading
