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State Funeral Of Former NDP Leader Jack Layton

August 27, 2011, Toronto, Ontario, Canada --- Canadians pay their respects at the shrine in memory of Jack Layton at Toronto City Hall where his coffin lies in state before the state funeral at Roy Thomson Hall later this afternoon. Jack Layton was the leader of Canada's largest opposition, the New Democratic Party (NDP). Jack died of cancer at the age of 61. --- (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto)

Photo ID	#8760920
Date Taken	27 August 2011
Location	N/A
Photographer	Creative Touch Imaging Ltd/NurPhoto
Category	Human Interest
Copyright	© 2026 NurPhoto - Creative Touch Imaging Ltd/NurPhoto

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