Jack Layton on Federal Election

The NDP say they are willing to head into an election campaign this fall if they feel the Harper government is not doing enough to helpCanadians hit hard by the economic downturn.

Jack Layton was in Kenora this past weekend and says he just doesn'tsee the Conservatives doing enough to help unemployed workers.

Layton says he wants the federal government to extend employment insurance benefits, and come up with a proper forest strategy tohelp workers in the region.