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Avi Lewis has been elected as the new leader of Canada's left-leaning New Democratic Party, campaigning on a platform focused on revitalizing the party and prioritizing workers' rights. His claim of leadership, made in front of a waving Palestinian flag, has sparked debate and calls for the party to reject far-left extremism.
Avi Lewis, a frontrunner for the NDP leadership, has proposed mass amnesties and welcoming new waves of asylum seekers, countering what he termed 'anti-immigrant backlash' and linking it to real estate affordability.
For unprincipled politicians like Lori Idlout, Carney's pragmatism and Lewis' socialism are but two sides of the same coin
Avi Lewis has vowed to unify the Canadian NDP but stood by his previous criticisms of former federal NDP leader Thomas Mulcair and a former Alberta minister.
In the closing days of the NDP leadership race, Avi Lewis's past activism has resurfaced. But the front-runner's campaign is standing by his past work and a decade-old vision that's been both criticized within the New Democrats' ranks and weaponized by their opponents.
A front-runner in the New Democrats' leadership race is pitching his "straight talk" on issues and suggesting if he wins, he'd wait to run for a seat in Parliament and instead focus on rebuilding the party.
Avi Lewis appears to be on track for a first-ballot victory in the NDP leadership race, with fundraising totals indicating strong support, though he remains a polarizing figure within the party.
Former Alberta NDP environment minister Shannon Phillips wants an apology from NDP leadership frontrunner Avi Lewis, after the clip surfaced
Avi Lewis dismisses concerns about property rights uncertainty in British Columbia, despite owning two homes there, attributing the uncertainty to conservative 'rabble rousers'.