Editing Jack Layton (section)

===Conservative minority government===
[[File:Jack5th.jpg|left|thumb|Layton giving a speech on the fifth anniversary of his leadership of the NDP]]

At the NDP's 22nd Convention, held on September 10, 2006, in [[Quebec City]], Layton received a 92% approval rating in a leadership vote, tying former [[Reform Party of Canada|Reform Party]] leader [[Preston Manning]]'s record for this kind of voting.<ref>Panetta, Alexander. "Layton gets strong backing". London Free Press. September 11, 2006.</ref> This record was later broken in 2016 by Elizabeth May of the Green Party of Canada.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.greenparty.ca/en/media-release/2016-04-25/elizabeth-may-receives-936-support-members-leadership-review|title=Elizabeth May receives 93.6% support from members in leadership review|publisher=Green Party of Canada |location=Canada |date=April 25, 2016}}</ref> At the same convention, the NDP passed a motion calling for the return of [[Canadian Forces]] from [[Afghanistan]]. On September 24, 2006, he met with [[President of Afghanistan|Afghan President]] [[Hamid Karzai]] to discuss the NDP position. After the meeting Layton stated that Canada's role should be focused on traditional [[peacekeeping]] and reconstruction rather than in a front line combat role currently taking place.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/karzai-layton-find-common-ground-1.619032|title=Karzai, Layton find common ground|publisher=CBC |location=Canada |date=September 24, 2006|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070212182847/http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2006/09/23/karzai.html|archive-date=February 12, 2007}}</ref>

Layton and his caucus voted to support the [[Income trust#The Conservatives propose new rules for income trusts|new proposed rules for income trusts]] introduced by the [[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservatives]] October 31, 2006.<ref>[http://canadianenergytrusts.ca/bg-waysandmeans.html#vote Coalition of Canadian Energy Trusts. Vote Breakdown] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070517215249/http://www.canadianenergytrusts.ca/bg-waysandmeans.html#vote |date=May 17, 2007 }} November 7, 2006.</ref> The short-term result of the tax policy announcement was a loss to Canadian investors of $20&nbsp;billion, the largest ever loss attributed to a change in government policy.<ref>"Flaherty received death threats". Global National TV. February 1, 2007.</ref>

Layton threatened to move a motion of non-confidence against the government over the "[[air quality law|Clean Air Act]]" unless action was taken to improve the bill and its approach to environmental policy.<ref>[http://www.canada.com/topics/news/national/story.html?id=9446705b-2722-494f-ae8b-05668c3955d7&k=90964 NDP threaten confidence vote over environmental measures] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160104200921/http://www.canada.com/topics/news/national/story.html?id=9446705b-2722-494f-ae8b-05668c3955d7&k=90964 |date=January 4, 2016 }} De Souza, Mike. CanWest News Service. October 31, 2006.</ref> Prime Minister Harper agreed to put an end to the Parliamentary logjam by sending the bill to a special legislative committee before second reading. He released his proposed changes to the "Clean Air Act" on November 19, 2006.<ref>[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/canada-formally-abandons-kyoto-protocol-on-climate-change/article4180809/ Canada formally abandons Kyoto Protocol on climate change] CTV News. November 19, 2006. {{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

On June 3, 2008, Layton voted to implement a program which would "allow [[conscientious objector]]s ... to a war not sanctioned by the United Nations ... to ... remain in Canada ..."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com/News/Canada/article/436575|title=MPs vote to give asylum to U.S. military deserters|first=Joanna|last=Smith|work=The Toronto Star|date=June 3, 2008|access-date=July 19, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://cmte.parl.gc.ca/cmte/CommitteePublication.aspx?SourceId=222011 |title=Report: Iraq War Resisters/Rapport–Opposants à la guerre en Irak |publisher=House of Commons/Chambre des Communes, Ottawa, Canada |access-date=June 9, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090213025638/http://www2.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/Publication.aspx?DocId=3204056&Language=E&Mode=1&Parl=39&Ses=2 |archive-date=February 13, 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/Publication.aspx?Language=E&Mode=1&Parl=39&Ses=2&DocId=3543213#Int-2506938 |title=Official Report * Table of Contents * Number 104 (Official Version) |publisher=House of Commons/Chambre des Communes, Ottawa, Canada |access-date=June 9, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080926040349/http://www2.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/Publication.aspx?Language=E&Mode=1&Parl=39&Ses=2&DocId=3543213 |archive-date=September 26, 2008 }}</ref> Layton led the [[New Democratic Party (Canada)|NDP]] to be instrumental in taking action on the peace issue of [[Canada and Iraq War resisters]].

On June 11, 2008, Prime Minister Stephen Harper made it known that he had received private counsel from Layton on the matter of [[Canadian Indian residential school system|Indian residential schools]] and the apology to former students of the schools. Before delivering the apology, Harper thanked Layton.<ref>[http://www2.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/Publication.aspx?Language=E&Mode=1&Parl=39&Ses=2&DocId=3568890 Apology to Former Students of Indian Residential Schools] Harper, Stephen J., House of Commons Debates, Official Reports (Hansard) 39th Parl., 2nd Sess. (June 11, 2008) (online). {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160106205055/http://www2.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/Publication.aspx?Language=E&Mode=1&Parl=39&Ses=2&DocId=3568890 |date=January 6, 2016 }}</ref>