RIP Jack Layton 1950-2011

“Sadly, one year ago today Jack Layton passed away. He was such an inspiration for many Canadians. Let’s not forget Jack’s message of hope and be the best we can be. You will be missed.”

“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”

—Jack Layton

Jack Layton's last letter to Canadians - Politics - CBC News

cbc.ca

NDP Leader Jack Layton, who led Canada’s Official Opposition, has died at his Toronto home at age 61 after a battle with cancer.

“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,” Jack Layton writes just days before his death.

“No, a proof is a proof. What kind of a proof? It's a proof. A proof is a proof, and when you have a good proof, it's because it's proven.”

—Jean Chrétien 

"The fruit of self-understanding is self-acceptance. The fruit of self-acceptance is self-love. The fruit of self-love is love for the world. The fruit of love for the world is service to the world. The fruit of service to the world is peace"

- Russell Rowe, was a Canadian politician.

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