NDP LEADER JACK LAYTON IN "PARALLEL UNIVERSE" WHEN QUESTIONED BY CTV'S JANE TABER

[machinationu]

all people serving Jail time must also take a "Fire Arm Safety" course?

[jordan0425]

Vote NDP!

[jordan0425]

wow jane taber is a bitch. Vote NDP!

[peterpotpie]

Young & old Canadians in prison on marijuana charges might think this is an important issue. Maybe people are discussing prohibition over the breakfast table. Maybe people are tired of a corrupt government denying the most medicinal plant in history to everyone. Turn your back on Marc Emery just like Harper!!!

[peterpotpie]

Young & old Canadians in prison on marijuana charges might think this is an important issue. Maybe people are discussing prohibition over the breakfast table. Maybe people are tired of a corrupt government denying the most medicinal plant in history to everyone. Jack, please don't back down.

[supersnowyangel]

Have the leafs fired ron wilson yet.

[charlesfireside]

Who's on your side folks?the liberals and Conservatives don't want an inquiry into the G20 civil rights abuses..but the NDP does

[pomophobe]

Maybe, it's not that he wouldn't answer the question... maybe the question is beneath the issues that Canadians are facing. And, at the end he did address it. The NDP has been in favour of decriminalization for a long time... So there was no "Deal" with Emry.

Her question is banal in the scope of the issues that were being tabled at the time.

[alichatur]

you edited that... and if you didn't, jack layton was looking at the bigger picture, and he did answer the question about what she said... in my opnion, she, the host, was too pushy about that as well

[mikefastener]

@alichatur My god!!!! This guy would not answer a simple question!

Maybe "wacky Jacky" needs to come clean with Canadians!

(Just a suggestion....)

[Garrys300]

why is it that when I look at wacky jacky I think of beavers?(the type that build dams get your mind outta the gutter)

[jeralea]

This is who I am voting for!!!

[libertyandpolitics]

...and the award for avoiding the question goes to... Jack Layton.

[ronmann606]

I bet if his campaign revolved around legalization he'd get more votes.

[TruthThroughResearch]

Either Iggy is 100% delusional or he thinks the Canadian public are simpletons. Imagine if you took a 1 year teaching contract at a university in Japan; would you immediately start giving lectures where you said "We Japanese" over and over and over again? Would you be declaring your love for and allegiance to the Japanese constitution?

These 2 things are EXACTLY what Iggy did in the USA. Either he is 100% delusional or he thinks the public are simpletons, take your pick. Check out our video.

[azara4life]

the best political party in canada is the NDP!

[copcorona]

end the prohibition of Marijuana Now! it is a waste of tax payer dollars! the Conservatives will never get a majority because they believe in the war on drugs. No majority for you neocons! the majority of Canadians are against prohibition. it is only a matter of time before you hateful conservatives are out of power just like your hero George Bush!

[jeydubstatus]

I think she is high, "Lack"? Lack Jayton lol

[halistall07]

this is one crazy motherfucker. now all they need is a coke addicted prime minister. fuck that. canada's democratic party is fucking insane. that bitch has dollar signs in his eyes. fuck him. all canadians please dont vote that fool in office anymore. politicians arent supposed to be your smoking buddies. thats why youre smoking buddies just sit on the fucking couch.

[evane1989]

You clearly have a minimal understanding of Canadian politics. Perhaps you should avoid speaking out until you understand the topic you're preaching.

[orienkorean]

Between prohibition, decriminalization, and legalization/regulation.. Decriminalization is the worst idea and will cause more problems than anything. Either go all the way and legalize weed or get tough and clamp down on it.

[RockerDaddyTazz]

Hard to beleve that this criminal and his ties to Organized crime and even one of the FBI's most wanted as a Party Buddy, for Support and Votes!

Is this not the coolest thing!

He and he party are even locking up Canadians who were MJ Party Members, in the BC Courts!

Ha! Ha! Ha!

During the Past election Jack was even added to the Court Record With Emery!!

FBI's top 10 and you people in the US want him??

#2 Man in Canada won't let his buddy go?

This guy and his Party Support Illegal DRUGS!

[evane1989]

You have no understanding of Jacks position on marijuana.

[cpt1chris]

evane1989: to this day, no one really understands his position on marijuana.

[gunlover9876]

lay off the legal gun owners assh0le. do u really think the criminals are just going to hand the cops there firearms? it only affects legal owners.

[TheAxeGrinder]

Layton is the equivalent of a yappy dog that you want to punt. His idea of governing amounts to sticking your head in the sand. Some aspects of Socialism are nice, but a total Socialist society? Forget it.

[footix3]

You could have put in your "fact checks" in a manner that was SLIGHTLY less irritating.

[dddproject]

we need legalization, decriminalization is not enof.

[DIGIBOYTV]

The conservative in my riding had "smoke" issues too. Who cares? NDP is pro-peace and truth not deception and war mongering like Conservatives and Liberal capitalists.

[DIGIBOYTV]

Marc Emery is a capitalist meglomaniac,

[DIGIBOYTV]

The media is not what we think it is in Canada. Pro neocon NAU bias is should be obvious to Canadians. Vote NDP take back Canada you Canucks!

[froobcity]

Reguardless If you like him or hate him. Just vote. I am voting NPD and that is my right. The pot issue has nothing to do with y vote. Its the other policies and past policies why I am voting. why shouldn't pot be legal anyways. I dont even smoke it but it would take away that much more power from criminal enterprises

[peakyone]

You voted NDP becaue you are stupid or retarded.

[governslayer]

they're all a bunch of fucking morons.saying whatever they have to say to get in as government.all a bunch of fucking crooks.they wonder why no one votes anymore.

[junerose]

OH BOY.....Ban handguns? Why not just ban crime?

[TheFoxNewsChannel]

Stephen Harper, , Jean Chretien, Brian Mulroney, even George W. Bush,tony blair all gave a speech to the bilderberg group ,research the the bilderberg group on you tube

they r evil!

[ShoujinZeraf]

Stephen Harper, Stephan Dion, Jean Chretien, Brian Mulroney, even George W. Bush.

All of these men have skirted issues like Layton has. Why so surprised? Honestly, marijuana is a gray area, considering he maybe referring to medicinal marijuana as opposed to street marijuana.

I'd rather have a more progressive leader that has a track record of DOING rather then TALKING, like Dion and Harper. Even newspapers and the media were referring to the NDP as the opposition party lately.

[taterge]

Vote Jack, Vote Dion, May, but not Harper, if you want clean environment and a futur for your childen!

[canucksmvp]

Jack Layton is a GIANT DOUCHE! Plain and simple, only in Canada would you have a former city council member become a national party leader. Pathetic. Listen to this guy very carefully, he needs to be slapped in the face, what a dolt.

[KICKQUEBECOUT]

great video..LOL

[Hadogei123456789]

The lady's a bitch. CTV is the Fox News of Canada!

[EmitRelevart]

You clearly haven't watched enough FOX news. CTV was the only Canadian network that I know of that reported on the Bilderberg Group meeting in Ottawa. FOX news would have simply said the meeting only existed in the minds of conspiracy nuts.

[TheImperialConqueror]

if ur gonna compare...

CTV would be MSNBC and the rest of Canadian media would be considered so far left it would probably be banned.

[TheImperialConqueror]

And Jack's a douche.

[drew86]

yeah but when ur candidates are screwed in the head when they're all loaded up with weed, how the hell are they gonna think straight enough to make radical decisions?

[TwilightOfThisIdol]

Alcohol is legal, I don't understand why pot isn't regulated. It makes no sense.

[lyticityl]

jack DID answer the question by basically saying that he's not the only one who doesnt bring up EVERYTHING in a campaign.

[Bobbygn]

This is a puffball interview. Hold the dipshit to the question asked... geez

[warchild81]

Good thing Marc Emery destroyed the Marijuana Party to get everybody joining the NDP, that was real helpful to the marijuana legalization movement wasn't it? Jack Layton's like "Marc Emery? I never met Marc Emery, who's that? You mean the hockey player?"

[TheFoxNewsChannel]

Steven Harper gave a speech to The Bilderberg Group.

[dadeyis1]

So did I.

[warchild81]

NO WAY a world leader giving a speech at the Bilderberger Group?! I thought only homeless bums off the street got invited to speak at those gatherings.

[sayno2bugs]

How many criminals do you think will obey the handgun ban? zero.

Handgun bans do not work and in many cases create more related crime.

watch?v=j_YTM_eAWnQ

watch?v=RR9RN_iSKtg

All it will do is increase handgun-related organized crime and the flow of weapons across the border from the USA. There is no way you can prevent this on such a long open border.

The only people who will be affected by such a ban are the law-biding citizens.

[natural]

Canadian politics is BORING!!! just like everything else about Canadians EH?

[bananaman22]

lol legalize marijuana. never voting for this crack pot.

[bananaman22]

traning a whole lot more doctors and nurses. what a lie. what a lie!!!

[6k2]

I hate decriminalization.

Why would we write somebody a ticket for drinking alcohol or smoking tabbaco?

It's not cannabis users fault that the Canadian government told us in 2002 that cannabis laws were based on racism and that if you ask them to explain why cannabis is illegal and alcohol and tabbaco are not they will never be able to answer because tabbaco and alcohol kills so many people.

Just legalize it. The more they try and defend this law based on racism the dumber they look.

[6k2]

Why can't the government just admit they lost.

We paid 800k for them to stand up and defend cannabis laws while explaining their drug sales and they refuse to do either.

Now they turn around and expect people to believe a law that they told us was based on racism and no evidence or reason is now valid again?

Why don't they make up their minds!

Is arresting people based on racism alone O.K. now?

It wasn't cannabis users that paid for that report it was the government. Don't blame us.

[BillysSoloProject]

We have no choice, We need someone who will not change we any thing, Quit making fucking rules. Dictators.

[bluenosedive]

WoW he totally changed that questions are you sure you didn't edit it... because how do guns relate to marijuana...like whattt!!!??? and even after being asked four times he still talks about unrelated issues

[LyingLayton]

nope, this video is unedited in it's original form (aside from YouTube Annotation). As Jane said herself, Layton's evasiveness and failure to address the question made her feel like Layton is in a parallel universe. One where I guess he chooses the questions he answers and talks over the ones that he has no good answers for.

[Unkn0wnGuy]

If it were up to Jack Layton, everyone would be on a social program and nobody would be working.

[erichau728]

lol... we learned in civics class in grade 10 that politicians to avoid the question changes the topic

[danouttatown]

man, although i agree with him on a bunch of things, he's really dodging those questions like no tomorrow.

[RayCommin]

In his own universe, Mr. Layton is aspiring to be PM. Going up in a cloud of marijuana smoke, that chance has gone from slim to none.

[nubbs]

and he wasnt asked to resign because of pot - it was because of lsd and DRIVING while high

[Xakryn]

Why is it that I really feel that I just can't win with any of these parties.

[quexalcoatl]

he's clearly ignoring the pot issues because they are simply not important.

[BenjaminFranklin2u]

yea only to 30% of Canadians, more so than would be affected by most of his other stupid policy. Just because it's not important to YOU doesn't mean shit.

[quexalcoatl]

You misunderstood what I meant. The interviewer is trying to sand-bag his image by associating him with marijuana smokers. (obviously) He's sidestepping to avoid it- not in a parallel universe. ;p Ease up.

[rightwingbob]

Two times the Liberal Government of Canada introduced Legislation into the House of Commons to provide minimum decriminaliation of personal marijuana use. Both times the Libs let their Bill die on the order paper. The phony Liberal Party is NOW condemning Layton for the VERY SAME POLICY on the Liberals books! PHONY - THY NAME IS LIBERAL!

The Liberal Party of Canada should just crawl off into a corner and just die ... you have lost ALL reason to exist. The rest of us can then go and fight Harper!

[ElectricPineapple79]

Looks like video Proffesor is a lying politician after all.

[5190]

ROFL

[KarnacLive]

Hypocrite......no other word can describe this idiot.....

[Chr1551]

The fact is that Jack Layton did answer the question:

A) he is in favor of decriminaliztion

B) How could there be a deal, if the NDP and Jack Layton all ready supported modernizing the marijuana laws.

No matter how hard you try to spin it the fact is that Jack Layton's views on this issue havn't chenged.

[LyingLayton]

A) In 2003, Emery asked Layton: ME: So Mr. Layton: "Do you think anybody should go to

jail for having anything to do with marijuana, whether its selling, or buying, or growing? or any of those things?

LAYTON: No. I don't." That's BEYOND Decriminalization

[nubbs]

uh, decriminalization wouldn't send anyone TO JAIL. it would fine them and they would not have a criminal record.

nuance isnt your strong suit, is it?

[LyingLayton]

"I know you were following our leadership contest and all of our candidates running for leader took the position that IT SHOULD BE LEGALIZED [emphasis added] and I think that that shows that really throughout our party, we are at that stage." - Jack Layton 2003 POT-TV Interview @ 11:35

[LyingLayton]

what say you now Chr1551??

[666norton420]

he says nothing, cause he's a fucking moron!

;d

[Pixielee37]

Your deverting every questions about DANA AND Kirk...and denies denies denies

[mjpolitics]

Layton also is careful to not say Marc Emery is lying. Why? Because Emery isn't lying. There was a deal, and now that Layton sees a political advantage, he's casting his deals adrift.

Strong leadership?

[Chr1551]

How could there have been a deal if Jack Layton and th NDP all ready supported "modernizing" the marijuana laws before meeting with Emery. That fact is that Jack Layton's views on pot havn't changed since 2003.

[666norton420]

"How could there have been a deal if Jack Layton and th NDP all ready supported "modernizing" the marijuana laws before meeting with Emery."

you know, that sounds just as stupid in text as when layton spews it!

wtf does a timeline have to do with anything?

if they had a deal for mark to bring support to the ndp, if they keep their "pro pot" agenda....

wtf are you babbling about?

;d

[mjpolitics]

Layton talks about marijuana "decriminalization" (meaning possession laws will only be lightened, not repealed), but by not fully repealing all laws surrounding marijuana, Layton is just supporting the gangsters. Only organized crime and police unions vocally support the current laws, making people wonder what the difference is between the two.

[Colinpark]

so the NDP supports drug use, but wants to ban legal ownership of guns? Right I stopped voting for the NDP quite some time ago.

[conmaesta]

What an idiot. Talk about shifting the issues. Anyone who votes for this idiot has absolutely no credibility. Now he's a mindreader knowing what Canadians think about at the kitchen table.

Moron. Layton, the only thing this country can't afford is a Socialist pot advocate like you.

[nubbs]

socialist? you mean like george w bush and his wall street bail out?

socialist? you mean like tony clement and stephanie harper who killed people with their deregulation of water and cold cuts?

[dadeyis1]

The Listeria outbreak happened under the old system, the Conservatives were changing that system to self-regulation. That change has yet to happen. So I guess you are saying it was Harper who killed the folks for trying to fix what was broken.

Also, the Walkerton tragedy happened under a Liberal Government. Pull your head out of your ass and read a book.

[nubbs]

funny, i though walkerton happened under the harris conservatives - you know, the same conservatives who are now in the harper government (baird, clement, flaherty), you fucking moron.

[dadeyis1]

Interesting arguement numbbs...so you are saying it is provincial jurisdiction and not federal...make up your mind you vacant fool. If it's provincial how does it impact on the Conservative Party? To say that there are three MLA's now in the Conservative ranks is a non-starter...btw, I believe the minister responsible in the Harris government was Norm Sterling and no of the folks you mentioned but I'm open to correction. nubbs = dickweed

[dadeyis1]

better correct myself...I forgot that the people of Ontario are represented by MPP's and not MLA's.

[SBDipper]

"Your're doing really well in the national opinion polls" yes, quite the burn.