The plot thickens in Toronto-Danforth. Today Claire Prashaw - who was Jack's Constituency Assistant - announced she was running for the nomination and apparently it is increasingly looking like Marilyn Churley will go for it...I heard that Topp now says he will NOT run in Danforth and will seek a seat elsewhere if he becomes leader.
My own view is that what the NDP needs right now are either more experienced veterans to balance out a caucus full of rookies (enter Churley) or some really big name person who is a household name in some NGO etc...who would be a definite front bencher.