Layton honoured at Toronto's Labour Day parade

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Source: CBC News

The memory of Jack Layton loomed large at Toronto's Labour Day parade Monday, with his name or picture on banners, placards, orange T-shirts and orange scarves.

Hundreds of people, many wearing union T-shirts and others pushing strollers, marched from downtown to the CNE in the parade dedicated to the late NDP leader who died of cancer last month.

Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath said the parade, the first since Layton's death, was a chance to say thank you to Layton for his contribution to society.

She said Layton worked very hard for everyday working people, not only to get justice in terms of workplace issues, but to really make a difference for families.

Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2011/09/05/toronto-labour-parade.html

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I didn't know that Labor Day was a holiday for BOTH the US and Canada. Still, solidarity with working Canadians!