Farewell, Jack Layton: Live chat and twitter feed

Posted August 27, 2011 12:21 pm.

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TORONTO, Ont. – Jack Layton will be laid to rest today in a state funeral at Toronto’s Roy Thomson Hall. The following is a live chat and twitter feed where you can follow our reporters, leave your condolences and read others’ remarks. Any tweets with the hash-tag #LaytonFarewell will automatically be posted to the chat.

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