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Grief at Layton's death fills MP Duncan's office

As the body of Jack Layton is in a state on Parliament Hill, telephone calls and visitors flock in sympathy with the Edmonton office NDP MP Linda Duncan.

Staff and volunteers say it's a busy time in the wake of the death of the leader of the New Democratic Party on Monday of cancer.

They have set up a condolence book in the office for the tens of people who came to express their grief from Layton. Many others have phoned in and left messages all over Alberta, office workers said.

"So far it's been really positive.We had a lot of contacts of people who just want to express their sadness over passing of Jack and let us know that they recognize its value, "said Danielle Monroe, an employee of Duncan." It's so sad for us. "

Monroe said the book was started after people came to the office asking for a way to convey their feelings.

Donald Hounsell signed the book Tuesday, saying the death of Mr. Layton is a loss for all Canadians.

"We have the opportunity, I suppose, to express the gratitude we have for people who in public life, as Jack Layton. I guess it's our responsibility to do so," he said.

The book will remain in the office until Friday, before being sent to Toronto for Layton's state funeral on Saturday . It will also be available at a public vigil for Layton on Wednesday night at the Alberta legislature.

The vigil is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. on the steps of the legislature and will include Duncan, Alberta NDP Leader Brian Mason and former provincial party leader Raj Pannu.

"To all Albertans, if you want to come and just celebrate in Jack's life, then you're more than welcome to come… and spend some time together with people during this profoundly sad time," Monroe said.

liberals register over 27000 eligible voters, but show that their ...

Largely this has been a success for the Liberals, and as much as I have made fun of the quality of the “support” it will help to build short-term attention. It was a good idea by the Party.

One thing I noticed is 83/84 Constituencies on the list. Is there one CA without a Liberal member, and it would be fun trivia to knwo which one.

Good analysis Dave.

I’m not sure how impressive these numbers are.

27,000 supporters (and there is no way to know how many are really supporters and how many just want to vote in the leadership race) pales when seen across the province’s 87 electoral districts.

In the last federal election, many NDP campaigns identified over 10,000 supporters in individual federal ridings. Linda Duncan identified several thousand sign locations in her riding alone. I’m sure the Tory numbers are even more impressive.

Look a little more closely and you see incumbent Liberal MLAs with as little as 21 paid up members in their ridings (Calgary McCall). That doesn’t show a great network of support.

If 27,000 names on a list is impressive, it’s because of how bad the list was when they started.

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