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    Photo gallery: The cult of Jack Layton

    Canadians may have liked the NDP, but they loved Jack Layton

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    <p>People pay their respects as they write messages on the sidewalks and a banner remembering late NDP leader Jack Layton in Toronto City Hall in Toronto on Friday, August 26, 2011. The Public and will have a chance to pay their respects to Layton before his state funeral this coming Saturday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette</p>

    People pay their respects as they write messages on the sidewalks and a banner remembering late NDP leader Jack Layton in Toronto City Hall in Toronto on Friday, August 26, 2011. The Public and will have a chance to pay their respects to Layton before his state funeral this coming Saturday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

    In mourning the death of Jack Layton, Canadians displayed an affection for the NDP leader that arguably surpassed their affection for the NDP itself. Below are some of the images captured at Layton’s funeral and other sites where Canadians paid their respects to the most popular politician the NDP has ever known.

    Andrew Tolson/Maclean's
    Andrew Tolson/Maclean's
    Andrew Tolson/Maclean's

    Andrew Tolson/Maclean's

    Cole Garside/Maclean's

    Cole Garside/Maclean's

    Fred Chartrand/Canadian Press

    Blair Gable/Reuters

    Ryan Remiorz/Canadian Press

    Nathan Denette/Canadian Press

    Darren Calabrese/Canadian Press

    Nathan Denette/Canadian Press

    Mike Cassese/Reuters

    Andy Clark/Reuters

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