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Like many, I wanted to know what the cancer was. But when I heard Ms. Chow's explanation for not releasing the information, it made perfect, compassionate sense. Lorne Brandes, an oncologist who often deals with patients with prostate cancer, wrote in an article posted on CTV's website on Tuesday that, in the "overall context of the information gap surrounding specific details of Jack Layton's illness, Ms.
Chow's answer seems ingenuous at best, and evasive at worst. Brandes's opinion, Mr. Layton, given his position, should have disclosed the nature of the new cancer. In general, I concur. The public has the right to know whether their political leaders have serious medical problems. If Mr. Layton knew he had an advanced form of a new cancer before the last federal election campaign began, he should have divulged it. He indicated he didn't know. Whether they'll delve into it, or whether Layton's family later chooses to reveal which form of cancer killed the popular leader, there's no pressing public interest at this point, Spector says.
There was, however, a public interest before the election, he says. And there is something to be learned for the future. That's my view," says Spector, who was chief of staff to former prime minister Brian Mulroney. Voters have a right to know if they are likely going to be led by the person seeking their support, he says. In our system of government, a leader who steps aside due to ill health or who dies is replaced by their party, not the general public, Spector notes.
So if the NDP had won the election, Canadians would have ended up with a new prime minister — picked by NDP party members — just two months after Layton had been sworn into office.
Especially if Stephen Harper is making a commitment that he won't open certain issue that somebody else might open. On Wednesday, Layton's ashes will be interred in the morning at the Toronto Necropolis cemetery. Chow sculpted a bust of Layton, had it bronzed and recently affixed to the headstone, that was unveiled on Tuesday.
Events are planned across the country to mark the first anniversary of Layton's death. Toronto's Nathan Phillips Square will hold a "a celebration of love, hope, and optimism. While he was not speculating on what type of cancer Layton has, Dr.
Ian Dayes of the Juravinski Cancer Centre said there is not a commonly known secondary cancer that accompanies prostate cancer. It is also very rare for chemotherapy or radiation to cause cancer, and if it does, the illness does not appear until usually 10 or 15 years after treatment, Dayes said. Treatments for colon, breast and lung cancers hinge on how far advanced they are, Dayes said. This copy is for your personal non-commercial use only. With his politician wife Olivia Chow at his side, the year-old Layton told reporters Friday he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, the same kind of cancer the late Robert Layton successfully defeated.
Chow, also a NDP MP, waged a successful battle against thyroid cancer and has been cancer-free since The NDP leader joked that the schedule of treatments may mean he will be watching more of the Vancouver Winter Games that he had expected to. Layton was diagnosed with prostate cancer late in , said his press secretary Karl Belanger.
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