Topp pushed onto national stage in midst of ‘heartbreaking’ leadership setback

NDP president Brian Topp has been a backroom war roomer and party strategist for decades. On Monday, after NDP Leader Jack Layton announced he will step aside to fight for his health, Mr. Topp stepped up to the plate to communicate the party's message and oversee its leadership transition.

 

OTTAWA—When Brian Topp was elected president of the New Democratic Party, he hoped to lead a policy renewal so that his party could show Canadians they were capable of forming the next federal government. He didn’t expect to have to lead the process for a new interim leader. But as Ja...

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