This was the scene yesterday on Monday, July 25th 2011:
"NDP Leader Jack Layton stunned Canada's political arena on Monday, announcing he is taking a temporary leave of absence to receive treatment after doctors discovered he has a new cancer.
The surprise announcement comes just over two months after Layton led his party to record gains in the federal election and Official Opposition status in the House of Commons.
Layton, speaking at times with a strained voice alongside his wife, NDP MP Olivia Chow, vowed to return to his position when Parliament resumes on Sept. 19.
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Layton is considered the most popular federal leader among Canadians and is largely credited with his party's unprecedented success in May's general election, which saw the New Democrats become the second-largest party in the Commons, the Bloc Québécois decimated and the Liberals reduced to third-party status.
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Layton, 61, who represents the Toronto-Danforth riding and has led the New Democrats since 2003, was diagnosed with prostate cancer in late 2009 and went public with it in February 2010. He also underwent hip surgery earlier this year and used a cane during the recent federal election campaign." - CBC News.
"As NDP Leader Jack Layton announced he's facing his second bout of cancer in a year and a half, there are signs his party is rattled.
Layton said Monday he's taking time off to focus on treatment, though he wouldn't say what kind of cancer he now has. " - CBC News. (See the full article here).
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'Don't let them tell you it can't be done' |
Personally, I fear, due to how he said he found about this new cancer and his reluctance to tell the public what it is (although he is well within his rights to do so), is that it may be bone cancer.
Our thoughts go out to you, Jack. Get well soon. Canada needs you.
See Mr Layton's announcement and a joint article here.
See a "get well" tribute here.
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