Lid to come off NDP leadership speculation after Layton’s funeral Saturday

It’s possible top New Democrats who were close to Jack Layton may believe party president Brian Topp would be the best candidate to take the party through the challenging period leading up to the next federal election in 2015.

PARLIAMENT HILL—After a week of sealed public lips over possibly the most important decision the NDP has faced since its formation—the selection of a new leader to hold its historic electoral gains in Quebec while trying to break new ground in the rest of the country—a ranking p...

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