RIP Jack Layton

It says something about a man when you rack your brain thinking about the things they said, and all you come back to is "I won't stop until the job is done".

A common thread among leaders in any field is that they are never, ever, satisfied.  Complacency & the status quo are not in their psyche because things can be better, things can be different - if we have the courage to put ourselves forward and work at them.  Jack embodied these values of courage, hard work and optimism better than any leader I have seen in Canadian politics in my 31 years.  As the NDP, Liberals, and probably even the Conservatives all engage in hotly contested leadership races in the coming years - let us hope that they each look beyond the specific issues of the day and choose a leader who share these values too. 

The best obit of the day so far is by Joanna Smith in The Toronto Star, at:  Jack Layton Dead at 61