Jamey Heath is a political activist in Ontario , Canada. He was the research and communications director for the New Democratic Party under Jack Layton until shortly after the 2006 federal election . ^[1] Previously, he was a senior campaign worker in Jack Layton 's successful campaign to win the party's leadership in 2003. ^[2]

Heath had earlier been communications director for Greenpeace , and was the NDP's candidate for Ottawa Centre in the 1997 federal election , placing second to the Liberal Party 's Mac Harb . He has been a weekly columnist for the Ottawa Sun and Capital Xtra! .

Heath graduated from Carleton University with a Bachelor of Journalism degree. ^[1] While at Carleton, he was involved in student politics; most notably getting disqualified from a Carleton University Students' Association election. He also served as co-chair of the Ontario New Democratic Youth in the early 1990s.

Following Ed Broadbent 's announcement that he would not be running in the next federal election , Heath contested the NDP's nomination to succeed him in Ottawa Centre but was defeated at the June 22, 2005, nomination meeting by Paul Dewar .

In February 2007 his book was published, Dead Centre: Hope, Possibility, and Unity for Canadian Progressives . ^[3]

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