Jack’s a hypocrite. Criticises Tories for not showing up to debates.
From today’s Toronto Star (I had a good laugh at this… scroll down to the bottom of the link):
FOOT-IN-MOUTH SYNDROME
NDP Leader Jack Layton was scathing when asked during a campaign stop in Courtenay, B.C., this week what he thought of candidates who skip debates.
“I’d heard that it’s a malady that seems to be sweeping across the Conservative candidates across the country,” he said.
“I think that the best way to deal with it is to replace them in government so they can go back and get some bed rest, or whatever is required.”
That evening, one candidate failed to show for a debate in the far-off riding of Toronto Danforth.
The absentee? Jack Layton.
October 9, 2008 at 10:34 pm
wow. That is embarrassing.
October 10, 2008 at 4:29 am
Seriously, get a life…instead of talking about ‘representation’ how about you focus on proportional representation and do something useful such as watch mr. dion’s lack of participation in his riding’s debates. shameful.
October 13, 2008 at 10:13 pm
Are you serious? While it is important to attend as many all-candidates events as possible, no leader of a party is able to make it to every single one in their riding in light of all their other responsibilities (e.g. making their policies known to Canadians across the country and bringing support to party candidates in other ridings). Your argument is pretty lame.