Jack Layton's Tea Towel

A touching story about Jack from 1993. He had that effect on people.

On the way out, he gives me a tea towel with his picture printed on it, riding information, all that. I'm a bit baffled, and he says "I was thinking before the election of how wasteful all those posters are, and thought it might be a good idea if I gave people something useful for a change."
I ask him if he's aware -- this I do remember -- that people all over the riding are going to be wiping dishes with his face. He laughs and says that's a risk he's willing to take.
I voted for Jack. I've been voting NDP ever since that day.

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Contributed by NOTL reader CCBC

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