The Toronto Star: Ottawa — New Democrat Leader Jack Layton launched his election campaign by promising ways to help Canadian families get by and arguing he is the best bet to stop the Conservatives from returning to power.
“In this election, I will put forward concrete proposals to take the strain off your family budget and make everyday essentials less expensive,” Layton, 60, told a rally at the Chateau Laurier in downtown Ottawa, where he addressed the television cameras with about 150 supporters and a massive Canadian flag as his backdrop.
Better health care, support for small businesses, improved pensions and benefits for seniors, lower household bills and some help for the “sandwich generation” caring for ailing parents while raising their own children – Layton promised plans to deal with all these pocketbook issues his party hopes will bring more middle-class families to their fold while the Liberals and Conservatives battle over more abstract concepts like leadership.
The details of those promised solutions have yet to be released, although the campaign platform is expected to contain at least the four measures Layton had asked Conservative Leader Stephen Harper to put in the budget, including eliminating the federal tax on home heating fuels and doubling pension benefits.
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