NDP MPs won’t make play for Layton’s leadership, learned lessons from watching infighting Grits: Topp

NDP MPs won't make a play for the party’s leadership while their ailing leader Jack Layton has stepped aside to battle a new cancer because they support Mr. Layton and have learned their lessons from years of watching the federal Liberals fight over leadership, says NDP president Brian Topp.

OTTAWA—NDP MPs won't make a play for the party’s leadership while their ailing leader Jack Layton has stepped aside to battle a new cancer because they support Mr. Layton and have learned their lessons from years of watching the federal Liberals fight over leadership, says NDP preside...

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