Jack Layton has only been in the ground for 3 days and as my grandfather used to say, I am sure he is turning in his grave over this sudden transition backwards.
At this crucial time in Canadian political history, these two parties should be focusing on instilling confidence in both their memebers as well as in the rest of Canadians as to their abilities to perform the duties they have been elected to due to help quelch the talk of inexperience as a detrement to their future existance and at this point for myself this is leaving me little assurance that either party has what it takes leaving my vote suspended and in agony.
Canada has three parties, plain and simple. Maybe Canadian politians should spend more time focusing less on the celebrity abilities of leaders and return to what the role of a politican is, a voice for the people, a watch dog for a fair and just Canada that allows for individual opportunity based on strong economic ties and access to programs like education and healthcare.
If the time being spent on trying to push through a merger that would see at this point Bob Rae as the interim leader (lets not forget he walked away from the NDP) was directed at developing and educating potential candidates who would with time have the where withall to take down the government in power maybe the love and confidence gained under Laytons leadership would remain a potential threat. Maybe then the public would remain strong in belief that moving forward and remaining an inclusive country vs and exclusive country is possible.
Who knows maybe the people of Canada will get tired of both parties and open up the door for new individuals with fresh ideas to step onto the stage, the Green Party is salavating I'm sure at this possiblity.
Lets not forget Jack only became Jack after years of hard work and guidance from other great leaders within his own party and those who sat across the floor. His legacy was only honoured in death and in death he just may have sealed the fate of his country and party by attempting to politic from beyond the grave, a blunder even history could not erase.
