The Honourable Jack Layton ... RIP

So soon?  This is a terrible loss for the family and  the NDP. Many a time I used to wish he was not in the socialist party but in ours .... that fighting spirit of his will be long remembered.

Jack Layton, the leader of the official Opposition, died .early Monday morning, his family said

Update:  Jack Layton's letter to Canadians dated Aug 20.