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He is the grandson of former federal NDP leader David Lewis and the son of former Ontario NDP leader Stephen Lewis. The party's candidate for the next federal election will be selected at a virtual nomination meeting on Saturday and so far Lewis is the only person to have announced their candidacy. The riding is held by Liberal MP Patrick Weiler. The NDP finished fourth in the riding in the 2019 election. Lewis is married to author Naomi Klein and they co-wrote the Leap Manifesto, the principles of which were adopted by the NDP in 2016. The manifesto advocates an end to the use of fossil fu...
Posted: May 18, 2021 11:54 AM PT | Last Updated: May 18 Avi Lewis is the grandson of former federal NDP leader David Lewis and the son of former Ontario NDP leader Stephen Lewis. He ruled out a bid for the federal party's leadership in 2017.(Eventbrite)
OTTAWA -- Canadian documentary filmmaker and climate activist Avi Lewis announced Monday that he will run as a federal candidate in the B.C. riding of West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country. His run for the New Democratic Party will mark the third generation of Lewis’ to have entered politics. His grandfather David led the same party federally, and his father Stephen led the NDP at the provincial level in Ontario. His father is also highly regarded for his work battling the AIDS pandemic. In 2001, he was named the UN’s special envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa. Two years l...