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by Aaron Wherry on Wednesday, May 6, 2009 4:11pm - 16 Comments

Though surely too good to be true, the photographer assures that this is indeed a real photo of Jack Layton dressed up in a Star Trek uniform.

A request for confirmation has been filed with the NDP.

Update. Susan Delacourt with the scoop. Olivia Chow confirms legitimacy of photo. Says uniform was custom-made and “very form fitting.” Developing.

Tags: Jack Layton, Olivia Chow, Star Trek

http://www.jackmitchell.ca Jack Mitchell

I believe this calls for a systematic breakdown of the NDP caucus along Star Trek TNG lines. I’ll start the ball rolling with the obvious one:

Mulcair = Riker

Zamprelli

Sometimes I think about getting into politics, then I think of all the pictures that are out three. Oh, the pictures. Damn you undergrad!

As for the game at hand, I’ll deviate a bit from Jack’s parameters and just say that John Baird kinda reminds me of Worf, especially in the brow area.

CAPS

Sulu + Uhura = Olivia
Wayne

Hey Jack is in pretty good shape … doesn’t he bicylce everywhere .. when not beaming up that is!
cam

Jack Layton, not a Captain.
http://www.jackmitchell.ca Jack Mitchell

Jack Harris = Chief O’Brien?

Sean Stokholm

In looking their caucus over via the above page, I’m struck by the proportion of men with facial hair in the NDP. Jack envy?

http://www.jackmitchell.ca Jack Mitchell

I have no facial hair. When they start quoting Homer, I’ll start blushing.

Lord Kitchener’s Own

[Geek aside]

In the original Star Trek, yes (in fact “Red Shirt” is a whole type of character, the security officer who’s “primary purpose in the plot of a story is to die soon after being introduced, thus demonstrating the dangerous circumstances faced by the main characters”). In the “Next Generation” series though, red became “Command” and yellow became Security and Engineering (I’m guessing the producers just liked the red better, and wanted Captains an commanding officer to be in red). That’s a “Next Generation” uniform that Mr. Layton is sporting.