“It is not on the table for the simple reason that the constitution is clear: it's one member, one vote.”

— Nycole Turmel

NDP brass to lay ground rules in race to replace Layton http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/Canada/20110908/ndp-leadership-110908/ September 8, 2011.

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