CBC: Interim NDP Leader Nycole Turmel tells CBC Radio's The House that she'd be "really surprised" if Jack Layton didn't come back to politics after undergoing cancer treatment.
In an interview with host James Cudmore airing Saturday morning, Turmel said she felt "sad" when Layton called last weekend and informed her he was temporarily stepping aside.
But she added she couldn't see Layton walking away from federal politics if he overcomes his latest health battle.
"You know how much he loves politics, how much he loves people, how much it is important it is for him to represent families," she said. "He is the one who has to decide what to do."
Turmel was named interim leader at a meeting of the party's federal council Thursday, a day after Layton's recommendation was unanimously backed by the NDP caucus.
Layton disclosed the diagnosis on Monday and said his goal is to resume his leadership duties in time for Parliament's fall session in September.
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