Brian Topp

Quick Facts

Full Name	Brian Topp
Occupation	Trade Unionist
Date Of Birth	Jul 4, 1960(1960-07-04)
Age	64
Birthplace	Longueuil
Country	Canada
Birth City	Quebec
Horoscope	Cancer

Brian Topp Biography

Brian Topp is one of the most popular and richest Trade Unionist who was born on July 4, 1960 in Longueuil, Quebec, Canada. Brian Topp (born July 4 in 1960) is a Canadian political strategist, union leader and writer. He was previously chief of staff for Premier Rachel Notley of Alberta. He was the runner-up in the presidency of the federal New Democratic Party during its 2012 election for the leadership, coming in second only to Tom Mulcair. He was the president of the national New Democratic Party, and was director of Information Services at ACTRA (the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists) as well as the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director for ACTRA Toronto. He also served as the deputy chief of staff for Saskatchewan premier Roy Romanow.

Topp has been associated with the NDP both at the federal and provincial levels for many years. Topp was a member of the NDP in 1980 to help Ed Broadbent. Topp was active in his NDP in Quebec even before their 2011 political breakthrough; Topp first campaigned for the NDP in a provincial by- election in Montreal. Topp joined the federal NDP in the 1988 election campaign and then began his work as an aide in Ottawa to work as an aide for the Montreal-area NDP M.P. Phil Edmonston, whom he helped win the title of one of the very first Quebec MPP during NDP history.

Topp then moved west to work with the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party as deputy chief of staff to Premier Roy Romanow from 1993 to 2000. While there he earned a reputation for being a dedicated but sometimes harsh political operator. After the 1999 provincial election he helped to keep a minority NDP government in power by striking a coalition agreement with the Saskatchewan Liberals. The coalition governed for four years until the NDP regained a majority mandate in the 2003 election under the leadership of Lorne Calvert.

In 1993, Topp married Rebecca Elbourne with whom he has two sons. His wife ran unsuccessfully as an NDP candidate in previous elections, as did his mother- in-law.

In 1979, he enrolled in the Montreal’s McGill University where he studied political science and history. While at McGill the student was a senior editor of news for the McGill Daily and also an active participant in the Scarlet Key Honour Society. As a reporter with McGill Daily in 1981, Topp was a reporter. McGill Daily in 1981 Topp asked Bob Rae – then an NDP Member of Parliament the “disrespectful question” and, in Topp’s words Rae “blew his stack.” Topp also spoke with Rene Levesque, which he described as “without any question the most intimidating 10 minutes that I’ve ever had in my life.”

Brian Topp Net Worth

Brian Topp is one of the richest Trade Unionist from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Brian Topp 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Brian Topp was born in Longueuil, Quebec, and was raised in the nearby town of Saint-Lambert located on Montreal’s south shore. Alongside Montreal, Topp later lived in Somalia, Regina, Toronto and Vancouver at various times during his life. He is a bilingual. The mother of his father was Francophone Quebecoise while his dad was an bilingual of his home in the Eastern Townships. His father would occasionally give lectures in his school, the McGill School of Commerce during the 1970s.

Topp attended primary high school within Saint-Lambert at the French-speaking Ecole Rabeau and the anglophone Saint. Francis of Assisi Academy. He was a student at MacDonald-Cartier High School in the Longueuil borough of Saint- Hubert for his secondary schooling. He was a social science student in the Champlain Regional College, a CEGEP located in the Montreal-area suburb of Saint-Lambert from 1977 until 1979. He was the editor-in chief of the school’s newspaper as well as a member of the College Board of Governors where He was on the Executive Committee.

In 1983 Topp founded Studio Apostrophe, a graphic design and typesetting company which produced Open City Magazine (a publication described as a precursor to the Montreal Mirror), for which Topp served as editor-in-chief. While running his print shop, Topp was introduced to the NDP by friends of his who came seeking printing services. One of his clients was Phil Edmonston, whom Topp would later aid in his successful campaign to become an NDP MP.

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Who is Brian Topp Dating?

According to our records, Brian Topp married to Rebecca Elbourne. As of December 1, 2023, Brian Topp’s is not dating anyone.

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On September 12, 2011, Topp announced that he was running for the 2012 NDP leadership race. Topp’s name had been circulated as a leading candidate shortly following the death of his friend and colleague, Jack Layton. Topp indicated that if he won the NDP leadership he would seek a House of Commons seat in his native province of Quebec.

Facts & Trivia

Brian Ranked on the list of most popular Trade Unionist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Brian Topp celebrates birthday on July 4 of every year.

On January 10, 2012, Topp released a policy document detailing the act he would introduce as prime minister that would reform parliament to reduce the powers of the prime minister, abolish the Senate and bring in Mixed-member proportional representation to the House of Commons.