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Kelly McParland: Avi Lewis lights NDP's flame of revolution
He's not just left-wing, but way off in a universe of his own
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Perhaps it’s a good thing that New Democrats selected Avi Lewis as their new leader on Sunday.
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Good for who I can’t say for sure. It’s certainly a win for those voters convinced all could be righted if only Canada’s greedy one per cent could be skinned of their assets. Perhaps less so for NDP sympathizers who believe a moderate and pragmatic left stands a better chance of achieving influence.
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It definitely provides some clarity, though. During the 2025 election, the now-departed Jagmeet Singh kept claiming he was “running to be prime minister” when it was uncomfortably obvious that wasn’t going to happen. He had 24 seats at the time, out of 343 in the House, outnumbered even by the separatists. His party was an afterthought in a race between the Liberals and Conservatives. He’d been leaking support since becoming leader eight years earlier.
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