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Jack

2013•1h 28m•7.0/10

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7.0/10(1)

New Democratic Party leader Jack Layton was bilingual, glib, annoying, full of energy and always in front to the media. Growing up in a political family, Layton was a Toronto city councilor for 17 years and was head of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities for a year. He became leader of the federal NDP in 2003 and the party became the Official Opposition for the first time in history. Then his health problems began.

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CBC

Language

EN

Status

Released

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Cast

Rick Roberts

Rick Roberts

Jack Layton

Sook-Yin Lee

Sook-Yin Lee

Olivia Chow

Zachary Bennett

Zachary Bennett

Brad Lavigne

Joel S. Keller

Joel S. Keller

Karl Bélanger

Wendy Crewson

Wendy Crewson

Anne McGrath

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