In Thunder Bay tonight, Jack Layton hosted a local town hall meeting to talk about some of the tough times the town is going through.

Standing against the wall, a number of former sawmill workers. They've been without work since November.

Although none of them would go on camera, they say the government has done nothing for them and that Harper has sold them down the river.

But none of these gentleman were actually here to see Jack Layton.

As it turns out, their union sent them an e-mail asking them to show up for a meeting about employment insurance benefits.

When they showed up at the hall, they realized it was actually a rally for Layton.

And while Layton is trying to paint himself as the defender of workers, these men say they don't really think he can do anything for them either.

— Rosemary Barton