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In Tuesday's Globe and Mail, Michael Valpy writes that Jack Layton "was a modern 21st-century social democrat in a conservative era, who knew that the most effective response to his opponents was the politics of relentless optimism and sunny hope.

"It was a natural manifestation of a warm and gregarious personality, but also a demeanour he deliberately cultivated in his electoral and parliamentary confrontations with Stephen Harper's Conservatives. "

On Tuesday at 11:15 a.m. ET, Michael Valpy will join Globe readers to participate in a live discussion on the legacy of Jack Layton.

Mobile users can participate by clicking here.





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