[news] How Jack Layton Helped 'neo-cons' get Elected

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Jack Layton's NDP betrays Tommy Douglas' legacy  
by Michel Charbonneau

The creation of the New Democratic Party (NDP) in 1961 was critically inspired by the Rev. Tommy Douglas. When the NDP was created, that federal political party inherited the political legacy of human rights, social justice, and universal public healthcare, that Tommy Douglas had championed, as Premier of Saskatchewan.

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