Agent 3 (no relation to Agent 2) says Walt didn't give a very splendiferous farewell, yesterday, to Jack Layton, the late leader of Canada's opposition New Democractic Party. A case of damning by faint praise, Agent 3 says.
I spoke of Mr. Layton's undoubted principles, and said that one didn't necessarily have to respec the principles to respect the man. There is, however, one matter of principle on which I agreed totally with the NDP leader.
Layton got the nickname "Taliban Jack" for his stance on Canada's participation in the war on Afghanistan. He (and his party) took the position that Canada had no business being involved in that Middle East mess, and that Canadian troops should be brought home immediately.
By the time of the election in May, polls consistently showed that the majority of Canadians agreed with what was at first a very unpopular (and politically incorrect) view of that American war of aggression. But by then Prime Minister "Call Me Steve" Harpoon had made the decision to withdraw most (not all) of the Canadian forces, so the point became moot.
Jack Layton was right about Afghanistan and right to oppose Canada's meddling in affairs that are none of its concern.
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