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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 52. Chapters: Jack Layton, John Nunziata, John Tory, George Smitherman, Adam Giambrone, Jim Harris, David Popescu, Joe Pantalone, Albert Edward Smith, Rocco Rossi, Giorgio Mammoliti, Jane Pitfield, Enza Anderson, Tony O'Donohue, Terry Kilrea, Tooker Gomberg, John Weingust, Don Andrews, Ken Campbell, Sarah Thomson, Angelo Natale, David Rotenberg, Joyce Savoline, Bruce Davidson, Kevin Clarke, Ross Dowson, Keith Cole, Stephen LeDrew, Stephen Clarkson, David Smith, Douglas Campbell, Susan Fish, Ben Kerr, Margaret Campbell, Anne Johnston, Anne McBride, Chairman of the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto, Donna Upson, Lewis Duncan, Joe Young, Tom Jakobek, John Steele, Paul Rimstead, Robert Maurice, Albert Howell, Murray Dowson, Ike Awgu, Vicki Gabereau, George Wood, Jean Newman, Joseph Cornish, John Allister Currie, John O'Neill, William Archer, J. George Ramsden, Michael Houlton, R.H. Cameron. Excerpt: John Gilbert "Jack" Layton, PC, MP (born July 18, 1950) is a Canadian social democratic politician and the Leader of the Opposition, who has been the leader of the New Democratic Party since 2003. He previously served on Toronto City Council, also serving at times during that period as acting mayor and deputy mayor of Toronto, Ontario. On June 28, 2004, he was elected Member of Parliament for the constituency of Toronto-Danforth. He is married to fellow MP Olivia Chow. The son of a Progressive Conservative cabinet minister, Layton was raised in Hudson, Quebec. He rose to prominence in Toronto municipal politics where he was one of the most prominent left-wing voices on city and metro council, and was also a Board member for the Toronto Port Authority. In 1991, he ran for mayor, but lost to June Rowlands. Remaining on council he rose to become head of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities. In 2003, he was elected head of the NDP on ...