Jack Layton Arrives in a Rickshaw at the Toronto Pride Parade

      JACK LAYTON, THE FEDERAL LEADER OF CANADA’S OPPOSITION PARTY AND HIS WIFE FEDERAL MP OLOVIA CHOW TRAVEL THIS YEARS PRIDE PARADE IN A RICKSHAW DUE TO HIS FAILING HEALTH. JACK WAS LAST SEEN IN PUBLIC IN THIS RICKSHAW LEASED FROM RICKSHAW RUNNERS OF TORONTO MEDIA, [ WWW.RICKSHAWSERVICES.COM ]. TO EASE THE BURDEN OF WALKING THE FULL LENGTH OF THE PARADE. OUR COMPANY LEASED A GREEN RICKSHAW TO JACK BUT WHEN RETURNED; THE RICKSHAW WAS ORANGE, THE COLOR OF THE NDP LOGO. TEN DAYS AFTER THE PARADE; MR. LAYTON ANNOUNCED THE CANCER THAT HE HAD EARLIER BEATEN IN TO REMISSION HAD RETURNED. HE DIED SHORTLY AFTERWARDS