Jack Layton was a charismatic and energetic leader who was fluent in both English and French. As the leader of the New Democratic Party, he was known for his guitar-playing and singing, which he used to entertain and uplift his colleagues. Layton was a dedicated public servant who spent 17 years as a Toronto city councillor and a year as head of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities before becoming the federal NDP leader in 2003. Under his leadership, the party's popularity surged, and it won a record 103 seats in the 2011 federal election, including 59 in Quebec.
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Jack Layton's remarkable life and career are chronicled in this documentary, highlighting his historic victory as leader of Canada's New Democratic Party before his untimely passing in 2011.
