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DP Candidate, Grant Robertson, Mourns Jack Layton
its 1. tytun had been i a 1t ►t ig -time friend and
tilt-'ntur to the 1 iurun-!truce candidata'.
"I remember, one of the first few time's
Jack allied the house to talk to the inv nine-
year old daughter answered the j>tione.
%Mien my wife and 1 came it i ttom the barn •
she said jack 1 tyton had called and we just
thought she'd heal (1 or of those recorded
messages;` it'imiinisc•ed Robertson.
Not too It►r tg after he attended a political
conference in 'I uronto where he ran into
Jack in an elevator.
"1.0w "and behold in conies jack, who
says, '1 had just the greatest conversation
%yit1) your daughter recently,' and V all
had a great laugh at my t'\1)t'rise. he
added.
'According to 146f'rtun, the kind
of person Layton 1,Vas: the carni' person in
hoth private and public. l here were many
times over the years when 1,dvtor1 l�`tlltl(I
call the Robertson home looking lot (;mita
and end up involved in conversations with
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Despite the loss, Hc)herston says
he is more determined that' ever to
help change the ct)ur tin.- .- MMJid prtn:-
inCe fig the better.
"Jack has left us ,alt tnaiclrint;
orders in his letter to Canadians. it's
call to pickup the torch to build a
prosperous (;anada for the future,
Nvhiich•is more important Than any
one leader'' he added.
Robertson will he running ng under
the NDP banner in tlhe region i.tf"tt'r
he received the nomination of his
party at a meeting on Saturday,
Aug.:20 isr Brussels.
Ile recently finished second
place in the Iltti-On Bruce riding
during the: May fedei al election to
incumbent ( .C)rlst'r"vatrve `-IP Ben
l.r►I)h. Robe ism) lost to 1.0tih's
28,922 Votes \%ith 13,117 but our -
stripped 1.ibera1 candidate Charlie
iLignato, who reCeivt'c1 only 8,781
volt's.
Robertson decision 11) 0rti_in the
provincial election wasn't the •
originatl play) at the close of the fed-
eral election..
"When the federal election was
over it wasn't part of the plan to run
provincially, especially so soon.
1 iowever, I spent a day in Mav at
Queen's Park as a concerned com-
munity member with the folks pro-
-testing-the
ro-
testingthe closure of the Walkerton
Jail itnd i was shocked by the ar m-
gance and our Door reception," he
said.
After the rrneeti-ng in Toronto he
headed out to a meeting in Kincar-
• dine about ‘Vu d Turbines and met
:with the sante feelings from the
community. •
"People wt rt' cn1nplainirlg that
.tlit'tr govt't'nin1&'nt was not listt'rling
to tIit'ni and 1 started. putting it
together in my head," he added.
Robertson said he's veru coil)-
fOrtat)Ie with the decision to run
this fall. lie is also licit .worried
about the stance of .the NOP -on
nuclear power effecting his
Chances.
"We (the NDP) at c' definitely
supporting refurbishment c)f
nuclear; just not new builds. What
is important in Huron -Bruce is
refurbishment;' said Robertson in
response to reports that NII)P leader
And, ea 1101 %vath said the N1)P
won't st.'ppm/ the future of nucleai.
Robertson said the NI )P strongly
support the' workers at Bruce
Power, who are an important part
of the community in I It iron Bruce.
"Bruce Power supplies a signth
cant portion of our energy needs on
a day today Ihlsis, there is no doubt.
I've got friends, neighbour and
family that all work at F mice Power,
he added.
Robertson has served on the
national board of the National
Farmers Union and was the top
elected official for that organization
in Ontario.
ilei first ran provincially for the
SNI )P in 2003 and also ran federally
in 2006, making this his third
attempt at a parliamentary seat.
OMI Agency
Pallbearers carry
the casket on stage
at Roy Thomson
Hall during the state
funeral for NDP
Opposition Leader
Jack Layton in
Toronto August 27,
2011.
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