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Avi Lewis

@avilewis.ca

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Dad. Movement builder. NDP leadership candidate fighting for the 99%. | Père. Organisateur. Candidat chefferie NPD pour les 99%. lewisforleader.ca | choisisavi.ca

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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 20d

Canada's true crisis is the everyday emergency of just trying to get by in an impossible economy.

I’m running for NDP leader so we can transform a system rigged for the rich—together.

We need a government that serves the many, not the money.

Join in. lewisforleader.ca/

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Why I’m running for NDP leader

YouTube video by Avi Lewis

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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 23h

3/ “…and venture out to sea to break the siege of Gaza and bring the medical equipment we are transporting for the people of Gaza.”

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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 23h

2/ “The work we are currently doing is something that governments should be doing, and since governments are not doing it, we, humanitarians, health personnel, and journalists, are obliged to do it…”

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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 23h

1/ Proud of and scared for my friend Nimâ Machouf, who was taken by the Israeli military. I was talking about this with her in the summer:

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Canadian aboard intercepted Gaza flotilla calls on Ottawa to help stop Israel’s genocide ⋆ The Breach

In an interview conducted before her ship was seized, Quebec epidemiologist Nimâ Machouf explains why civilian activists are risking interception at sea to challenge Israel’s illegal 18-year blockade ...

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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 1d

2/ Conservatives claim they'd make the damage harder, faster.

This is why we need the NDP.

We understand that economic independence means building our own economy of care and repair, not climate bombs or actual rockets.

Unfortunately PM Carney works for the money, not the many.

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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 1d

1/ Keystone XL died the first time because it was a climate catastrophe without a viable business case.

Now Carney wants to zombie it back to life to appease Trump.

www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Carney raised Keystone XL pipeline revival in meeting with Trump | CBC News

Relief for Canada from U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum may come thanks to renewed interest in a pipeline project first proposed more than 15 years ago.

www.cbc.ca

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Leah ProudLakota (she/her) @leahgazan.bsky.social · 2d

Today I stood with @cupescfp.bsky.social and @canadianlabour.bsky.social leaders, flight attendants and other workers presenting my Bill C-247 to remove Section 107 from the Canada Labour Code.

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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 2d

I’m running for NDP leader because I believe the government *can* actually make people’s lives better— but only if we fight for it, together.

Join us: lewisforleader.ca

Lewis for Leader - Avi Lewis for NDP Leader

It's time for the NDP to return to our roots—fighting a system rigged for the rich that leaves the r

lewisforleader.ca

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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 2d

Saskatchewan has more crown corporations than any other province. A bold idea for making life more affordable: public options at every single step of the supply chain that's ripping us off. #cdnpoli #NDP

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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 2d

Proud to stand with Tanille Johnston and Rob Ashton at the Saskatchewan NDP convention. We're contesting the same job, but all working hard for this party. Join us, it can be yours too #cdnpoli #NDP

Tanille Johnston, Avi Lewis, and Rob Ashton standing together talking in a convention room.

Avi speaking to a crowd at the convention.

Avi and a man standing on the street in front of a restaurant, smiling.

Another angle of Avi speaking to a crowd at the convention.

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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 3d

4/ Thank you, @albertateachers.bsky.social, for standing up to this extremist government, for the sake of our collective future.

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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 3d

3/ "...when they have special needs, and can’t count on a healthy public system to be with them as they grow up.

And energized, hopeful and committed teachers have always been the ones to lead this struggle around the world."

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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 3d

2/ "I don’t need to tell you, of all people, that robust, creative, fully funded and universal public education is the foundation on which democracy rests.

You understand that there can be no meaningful democracy in a place where children go to school hungry, don’t have resources available..."

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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 3d

1/ Exactly 20 years ago, I was honoured to speak at the Alberta Teachers' Association convention, 2005.

I've got the same message of solidarity and appreciation I did then:

CBC HEADLINE: Historic Alberta teachers' strike begins as 51,000 educators walk off the job / Classroom conditions and pay are sticking points for teachers, who have rejected two offers

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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 5d

Getting to work or school everyday shouldn’t be the Hunger Games. That’s why I was proud to join UBC staff and students at their rally demanding that the UBC Skytrain finally be built.

The federal government needs to step up and start funding public transit like the vital public service it is.

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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 5d

Smile if you love public transit! // Sourire si vous aimez le transport en commun! 😄⚡️🚅

Avi standing in front of a bus stop with a long line, smiling and holding a sign that says “BUILD UBC SKYTRAIN NOW”

Avi and a group of others standing in front of a bus stop, smiling and holding signs that say “BUILD UBC SKYTRAIN NOW”

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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 6d

3/ No excuses for hate, no exploitation of it.

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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 6d

2/ First, clear and unequivocal condemnation of this crime of hate and against all antisemitism.

Second, clear and unequivocal opposition to all who would exploit such acts to silence others standing up to hate and violence (like those protesting Israel's genocide).

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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 6d

1/ The antisemitic attack in Manchester is devastating enough without adding insult to mortal injury.

Two unshakeable principles should meet such acts.

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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 7d

“The fact that there is not a private proponent despite obviously huge willingness on the part of Alberta to subsidize this using tax dollars should tell you everything you need to know about the reality of this project, which is that it is not a real project.” #bcpoli thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...

As Smith Pushes New Pipeline Plan, Eby Says No Way | The Tyee

BC premier decries environmental risk of tanker traffic from proposed northern terminal.

thetyee.ca

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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 7d

As @freedomflotilla.bsky.social is attacked by Israel, mant more boats follow.

Share this video from Nima Machouf who is on one of them! Shocking that media won't cover this: people from all walks of life are determined to break Gaza's siege. Governments fail, people rise.
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canadaboatgaza.bsky.social @canadaboatgaza.bsky.social · 8d

Écoutez et partagez ce message de Nima Machouf, à bord du bateau 'Conscience' de la #FreedomFlotilla @freedomflotilla.bsky.social : N'attendez pas qu’Israël nous attaque: faites pression maintenant sur vos gouvernements pour demander qu’Israël nous laisse arriver à #Gaza.

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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 8d

When Canada needed oil during WWII, Imperial was under Crown control serving the public interest.

Now it's 70% owned by ExxonMobil.
Billions in profits, cutting 1 in 5 jobs.

The biggest enemy of fossil fuel workers is not climate activists. It's the industry itself.

CBC headline from Sep 29 2025: Imperial Oil to cut 900 jobs, will mostly leave Calgary.

Subheading: Company says changes to come by end of 2027.

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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 8d

Learn more:
shishalh.com
syiyayareconciliation.ca/videos
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shíshálh Nation | Welcome to shíshálh Nation, Sechelt, BC

shíshálh Nation is committed to innovation in program and service delivery designed to assist our community to achieve greater independence.

shishalh.com

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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 8d

I've learned so much here, and it has enriched me immeasurably. I encourage you to learn about this extraordinary Nation too. There is a wealth of film and video - people around here are incredible storytellers!

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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 8d

Many projects over the years have built the connective tissue of shared work, as non-Indigenous community members have committed to the long patient work of learning and unlearning that is the prologue to reconciliation.

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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 8d

Sechelt has also had a community reconciliation process for many years. The Syiyaya Reconciliation Movement began as a response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's 94 Calls to Action - particularly the ones about the importance of education.

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