Jack Layton Quotes

Politics matters. Ideas matter. Democracy matters.

If it's a flash it's been an awfully long flash. I've been around for 20 years in one of the largest media and political markets in the country, so I'd call it more of a slow burn.

This debate is coming down essentially to two visions — Mr. Harper's vision for Canada and my vision for Canada, and to a decision to be made by people disappointed by Mr. (Stephane) Dion

We want to challenge the established ideas with new ideas.

Why has he closed the door on Canada Post? Here's a guy who says he was a terrific manager of the economy and all things economic yet he's shut down our postal service. It's certainly the wrong thing to do and it sends a very bad signal out to the working people that tromp up and down our sidewalks and deliver our mail … that he doesn't really respect the bargaining process.

“That’s been a hashtag fail." And on the temptations stemming from a life of crime: "With the bling and everything that comes with it."

My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we’ll change the world.

We have not made these choices lightly, Our decision was made in the full seriousness and clear knowledge of what is at stake.

Most Canadians, if they don't show up for work, they don't get a promotion. … You missed 70 per cent of the votes.

(The lockout) makes no sense unless you put it in the context of a wider strategy, which is to somehow weaken Canadians' commitment to Canada Post so that ultimately, when the government gets out there to privatize it, they think they can get the public on their side