Brian Topp launches bid to be NDP leader

[CHIMO]

OTTAWA—Brian Topp has launched his bid to be NDP leader, vowing that he will topple Stephen Harper’s Conservatives and continue Jack Layton’s fight for “social justice.”

“We are one beautiful step away from being elected as the government of Canada,” Topp said Monday, as he kicked off the leadership race in a burst of bravado.

“I’ll take Stephen Harper on. I’ll expose his failed record. I’ll do it first in Parliament and then during the next election. And we will elect Canada’s first NDP government,” he said.

Topp unveiled his leadership bid with a powerful endorsement from the party’s eminence grise — former leader Ed Broadbent — that he alone has the talents needed to lead the NDP.

http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/politics/article/1052352--brian-topp-launches-bid-to-be-ndp-leader?bn=1

Brian Topp first to declare for NDP leadership race
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2011/09/12/pol-ndp-brian-topp.html

Brian Topp makes it official: He’s running for NDP leader
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/brian-topp-makes-it-official-hes-running-for-ndp-leader/article2162352/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Topp

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1. His credentials are all in order...

...and with Ed's endorsement and work history with Roy Romanow he looks very good.

Just the same, Thomas Mulcair has a more flamboyant and passionate persona.

http://www.videosurf.com/video/thomas-mulcair%27s-openl...

And he doesn't "suffer fools...."


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3. Hébert: Leaving backstage for lead role won’t be easy for Topp

With his Quebec advantage somewhat neutralized and Broadbent’s sought-after endorsement spoken for by a rival who happens to be a better-connected insider, Mulcair has to all intents and purposes gone from unofficial pack leader to underdog in the early leadership sweepstakes.

That is no accident.

Among the prospective candidates, none worked more closely with Layton than Topp. He was at the late leader’s side until the very end.

On that basis, one can reasonably assume that if Layton had seen Mulcair — who would bring proven electoral success, cabinet experience and a Quebec household name to the fore of a leadership bid — as his natural successor, Topp would still be backstage running the party rather than auditioning for the lead opposition role in Parliament.

http://www.thestar.com/article/1052573--hebert-leaving-backstage-for-lead-role-won-t-be-easy-for-topp