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Aug 17, 2026
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Mike Layton, son of late federal NDP leader, seeks return to Toronto city council
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Mike Layton, son of late federal NDP leader, seeks return to Toronto city council
TORONTO
THE CANADIAN PRESS
PUBLISHED 1 HOUR AGO
UPDATED 31 MINUTES AGO
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Mike Layton, son of the late NDP leader Jack Layton, at the NDP Convention in Ottawa in 2018.
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Mike Layton is looking to reclaim his seat on Toronto city council after stepping away from municipal politics four years ago.
Layton is running in the Oct. 26 municipal election for the University-Rosedale seat, which he held from 2010 to 2022 before stepp…
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