Singh seeks to channel memories of Jack Layton with Quebec campaign launch [Video]

By David Baxter The Canadian Press

MONTREAL – Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is looking to capture some of the “Orange Wave” magic that led to Jack Layton’s electoral success in Quebec more than a decade ago.

Layton’s NDP dominated that province in the 2011 election, winning almost 80 per cent of the seats, which lifted the NDP into Official Opposition status for the first — and now only — time in its history.