One good thing about our Opposition leader!

[dewline]

Jack Layton - Star Trek Convention, a photo by scott3eh on Flickr.

He's an admitted Trek fan himself. This photo was taken at a convention at Toronto City Hall in 1991 by one Scott Rogers. It got a boost of fame care of the Toronto Star last year, and someone on my LJ friendlist pointed that article out to me a few days ago...

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[shanejayell.livejournal.com]

I'm even happier I voted NDP. ^__^

[dewline.livejournal.com]

I've read reports that Olivia Chow also has/had such a costume and wore it at conventions once upon a time.

[coneycat.livejournal.com]

According to this photo, she did! (http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lkl1ue8kp41qztxg7o1_400.jpg)

(I hope the link works!)

[jackolantern.livejournal.com]

That's cool. I'm not a fan of the TNG first-season costume, but he's got the figure for it. Here's hoping he gets to form a government soon so that he and the POTUS can get together and geek out.

[dewline.livejournal.com]

Well, he had it for that particular uniform 15 years ago. Nowadays, I expect he'd prefer the modern iteration with the jacket, sweater and pants we saw in those last 2-3 movies and on DS9. More physically convenient. Especially after the hip surgery and anti-cancer therapies he endured in the months leading up to the election.

That aside, an Obama-Layton Trek-themed confab would be a fun thing indeed to watch.