Any thoughts about Topp ot running Toronto Danforth? I see the post above. I was jjust wondering what people thought?
Well, I can understand him wanting to have a seat in Quebec, but the only way he'll get one is if one of the NDP MPs there steps down after the Convention. I'm not well versed in the rules of holding by-elections, but I think the Prime Minister has to call one six months after a seat is vacant. And I'm willing to bet that Harper would take his sweet time with calling one if that was the case. So that means Topp (if elected leader) could have to wait until August or later (depending on when the House is sitting) to actually sit in the House of Commons as Leader of the Opposition. If thats true, that would mean the NDP would have to go over a whole year without having a permanent leader sitting in the House of Commons! That really doesn't sound good to me...