Jack Layton’s delicate Quebec dance
Mr. Layton cannot stand down from his Quebec promises
Don't just credit Jack Layton's joual French accent for the NDP’s Quebec breakthrough. Not since Brian Mulroney has a federal anglophone leader understood the province the way Mr. Layton does. But the price of electoral success was a number of intemperate promises to tempt Quebec voters. Because the new government is a majority government, Mr. Layton won't be able to deliver on his major Quebec commitment R...