Avi Lewis Leads Canada's NDP, Faces Challenges to Relevancy
Avi Lewis has been elected to lead Canada’s New Democratic Party (NDP), promising a comeback focused on equity and green energy, but faces questions on how to make the federal party relevant again without undermining its provincial counterparts.
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Avi Lewis, elected to lead Canada’s New Democratic party, promises ‘NDP comeback’
Ex-TV host pledged to centre party around equity, with higher wealth taxes, green energy and tuition-free education Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Canada’s embattled New Democratic party (NDP) has elected the former broadcaster and self-proclaimed socialist Avi Lewis as its new leader, as it looks to rebuild following a devastating federal election last year that saw it lose official party status. A record number of members voted in the three-d...
By Leyland Cecco in Toronto
Read full article →Can Avi Lewis make the federal NDP relevant again — without undermining its provincial cousins?
Avi Lewis, a former television host, journalist and documentarian, promises to make the federal NDP relevant again. But the first question for his leadership is whether he'll do so at the expense of the NDP's provincial wings.
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