Avi Lewis

Leader of Canada’s NDP / Le chef du NPD fédéral

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2026-07-21 23:55:04 UTC

This contract is clearly designed to enable both Trump's mass deportation campaign, and his move to use ICE to manipulate the midterm elections.
But it’s also a reminder of how deeply entwined Canada's elites are with US corporate and government interests.
If the Carney government is serious about Canadian economic independence, it should move to block this contract immediately, with new legislation if necessary.
Collaboration between Canadian corporations and ICE should be illegal.
https://www.nationalobserver.com/2026/07/21/news/thomson-reuters-ice-information-deal
#canada #ICE #cdnpoli

2026-07-20 23:26:25 UTC

The announcement of 50% tariffs on a range of Canadian goods is the latest economic grenade thrown over the border by an out of control President who has lost touch with reality.
It is a direct attack on Canadian workers and industries, putting thousands of jobs at risk. And it will drive up costs for American consumers, who like Canadian consumers, are already feeling pain at the pumps and supermarket checkouts because of Trump’s illegal war on Iran.
Donald Trump is trying a new, obscure legal basis for this latest attack. If these tariffs go ahead, we must be prepared to fight them with counter-tariffs and put every dollar behind supporting workers in affected sectors. The Carney government must refrain from more concessions.
We are tired of being treated as Trump’s tariff guinea pigs. New Democrats stand with workers, communities and all Canadians in defiance of this newest threat to our economy and sovereignty.
#canada #cdnpoli #trump

2026-07-16 01:55:50 UTC

Incredibly brazen for the Prime Minister to boast about the “lasting benefits” of expanding fossil fuel production on a day like today.
Record-breaking heatwaves. Toxic smoke engulfing cities and towns. Out of control wildfires forcing entire communities to evacuate.
This government is spending billions of dollars in public money to expand the very industry that’s causing climate breakdown — at a moment when renewables are cheaper and more available than ever before.
No more climate-wrecking corporate welfare. We need a government that protects the people and places we love.
#canada #cdnpoli #climate #wildfires
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2026-07-14 22:25:17 UTC

Sometimes you read something that tells you what you already know…but you feel as if for the first time.
I read this searing piece through hot tears of rage and renewed determination.
Canada should be using every tool we have - legal, diplomatic, economic - to rein in and isolate this rogue state.
It should be a national scandal that we aren’t.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/13/israel-prison-torture-death-hussam-abu-safiya-palestine
#canada #palestine #cdnpoli

2026-07-08 19:11:53 UTC

PM Carney is once again supporting U.S. violence and impunity.
Canada can’t control Trump’s chaos. But we can take a clear stand for lives, livelihoods, international law and global stability.
New Democrats say: stop the war.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/iran-war-us-carney-air-strikes-9.7262373
#canada #cdnpoli #iran

2026-07-03 03:20:51 UTC

This pipeline isn’t nation building.
It’s nation burning.
#cdnpoli #canada

2026-06-30 21:05:55 UTC

Inspiring to see so many people pushing back against corporate AI data centres, unleashed in their communities without democratic debate.
The Liberal government is all in on the AI hype fuelled by tech giants and wealthy investors.
But people will not stand by: the Carney government can’t race ahead with this world-changing technology without the guardrails we need to protect our jobs, data privacy, land, water and resources.
Just last week, Hamilton put a pause on new AI data centres, giving local government time to enact strong safeguards and make sure some of the benefits flow to people, not just tech giants.
We must do the same nationally. There’s too much at stake.
We don’t want to be looking back and wishing we’d done more once the damage is already done.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-ai-data-centre-protest-9.7251720
#cdnpoli #vancouver #AI

2026-06-30 20:04:17 UTC

1/ This is completely out of line.
Minister Miller says, "It isn't up to me to speak to, or insert myself in, the curation of any particular exhibit.” And then he does exactly that.
His comments are a direct attack on the independence of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights – exactly what the Museums Act is meant to prevent.
The story of the Nakba needs to be told. It’s a hard history to confront: Israel’s independence was achieved with massacres, ethnic cleansing, and the forcible displacement of over 750,000 Palestinians.
And it’s a story that’s not over: all of those assaults on human dignity and fundamental human rights continue to this day.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/marc-miller-palestinian-exhibit-9.7253020
#cdnpoli #palestine #gaza

2026-06-19 18:40:39 UTC

The Liberals have used their newly acquired majority to push through major changes to Canada’s laws at the last minute and shut down debate on legislation with major implications for the lives of Canadians.
This is not normal. This is what happens when a government thinks it can act with impunity.
#cdnpoli #canada #NDP
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2026-06-17 21:32:24 UTC

Prime Minister Carney says the war in Iran was "worth it".
I want to know who he thinks it was worth it for.
#cdnpoli #iran #iranwar #NDP
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2026-06-10 15:48:16 UTC

Canadians are getting clobbered by the cost of living, turbo-charged by food and fuel hikes thanks to the horrible, illegal US/Israeli war on Iran.
Meanwhile Big Oil is laughing its way to the Big Banks - with $90 billion in wartime profiteering expected this year alone.
Tax the excess profits.
Use the money to ease the everyday emergency of just trying to get by.
We're calling on PM Carney to act. It's simple: do the right thing.
https://350.org/ept/
#cdnpoli #NDP

2026-06-09 23:26:57 UTC

When the system is rigged for the rich while the 99% struggle to afford the basics, public ownership is how we take back the economy.
https://youtube.com/shorts/E14aIMY0D-o?si=sXrNSojiHp9VR5zJ
#cdnpoli #affordability #NDP

2026-06-04 18:05:02 UTC

1/ The Liberal government might as well have called its AI strategy “All in for AI”.
This is a document that is heavy on hype, but light on the right guardrails that we need to protect people – and to ensure that the benefits of the technology don’t just flow to a handful of tech giants and investors.
It proposes a massive boost to business adoption of AI, with no concern for the consequences this will have for workers, especially young workers who are already watching careers vanish before their eyes.
This government is imposing a world-changing technology on all of us without any public debate. Instead of putting in place strong regulations to safeguard workers, youth, privacy, and our water and energy supply, they prefer to “move fast and break things” as the Silicon Valley motto goes.
#cdnpoli #NDP #AI

2026-05-25 21:07:47 UTC

This latest revelation is further evidence that the MOU between Prime Minister Carney and Premier Smith is a gift to the fossil fuel industry.
Prime Minister Carney had already abandoned most of his government’s climate measures to appease big oil and gas. Now we learn that he’s offered them a $1.2 billion escape clause to avoid even the meagre measures remaining.
At this point, it would be more honest to just give Danielle Smith and her oil industry friends the pipeline they crave.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-ottawa-alberta-pipeline-deal-will-have-12-billion-liability-cap/
#cdnpoli #climate

2026-05-22 03:43:12 UTC

Memo to the global community: Canada has officially abandoned climate action.
PM Carney has systematically dismantled all the insufficient policy we had in place.
A clear-eyed and devastating piece by my brother, Seth Klein.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/21/mark-carney-climate-canada
#cdnpoli #climate

2026-05-19 01:35:33 UTC

The Israeli military has detained hundreds of activists who sailed to Gaza to break Israel’s blockade.
In the face of unending genocide and impunity, they continue to challenge Israel, to keep the spotlight on ongoing genocide.
At least 11 Canadians are among those taken.
We're calling on the federal government to drop its usual kid gloves treatment of Israel and exert real diplomatic pressure to secure their immediate release.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/israel-vessels-flotilla-gaza-blockade-9.7203134
#cdnpoli #gaza #palestine

2026-05-15 19:12:25 UTC

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5/ The message to Canadians is crystal clear: the C-suite asks, and Ottawa delivers. If you're a powerful corporation, you go to the front of the line. If you’re struggling to pay rent, feed your kids, or find a family doctor, you’re told to wait.
None of these giant changes make our country more secure, independent, or stable. None of them directly address the cost of living crisis. All of them promise corporate welfare for the billionaire class, and more hardship for the 99%.
#cdnpoli #climate #NDP

2026-05-15 19:12:12 UTC

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4/ Prime Minister Carney is rushing Canada in the wrong direction.
His government has flooded the zone with sweeping changes all at once, bulldozing public debate, Indigenous consultation, and environmental protection along the way.
#cdnpoli #climate #NDP

2026-05-15 19:12:00 UTC

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3/ Yesterday’s release of the government’s so-called clean electricity strategy is a transparent attempt to distract from this latest capitulation to the fossil fuel industry – and it’s not even a ‘clean’ electricity strategy worthy of the name when it opens the door to more high-emission gas plants.
#cdnpoli #climate #NDP

2026-05-15 19:11:46 UTC

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2/ Meanwhile, renewables met 100% of global demand growth for electricity last year. The rest of the world is racing ahead on clean energy, building the economy of the future. The Liberal government is taking us backwards, locking us into more pipelines, more fossil fuel dependence, and more handouts for some of the richest corporations on earth.
An industry expected to make $90 billion in profits this year alone does not need more gifts from the public.
#cdnpoli #climate #NDP

2026-05-15 19:11:33 UTC

1/ This announcement marks the Carney government’s official surrender to the oil and gas lobby. 
By gutting carbon pricing to the point of irrelevance, it has dismantled the last federal climate measure standing. We now have a federal government that no longer even pretends to rein in big corporate polluters.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/carney-smith-energy-announcement-mou-9.7200652
#cdnpoli #climate #NDP

2026-05-12 18:20:52 UTC

It’s time to build affordable homes, a national network of public grocery stores, electric buses and an east-west clean energy grid. Not massive corporate AI data centres unleashed without any democratic debate.
There's also no real data sovereignty in an AI ecosystem dominated by U.S. tech giants. Telus may be Canadian-owned, but it has already transferred 14 petabytes of Canadian data onto Google Cloud as part of its AI strategy.
This is a technology that will bring sweeping changes at a scale and speed never seen before. Canadians deserve real oversight and a robust regulatory framework before we rush ahead.
That’s why we’re calling for an immediate pause on the construction of any new AI data centres until strong federal guardrails are in place.
We can’t sit back and let Big Tech billionaires decide our future for us.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-ai-data-centre-plan-vancouver-kamloops-9.7195426
#cdnpoli #BCpoli #AI

2026-05-09 23:44:44 UTC

Deeply integrating our economy with the United States is what made Canada so vulnerable to Trump’s bullying in the first place.
This isn’t what Canadians voted for.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/article/canada-open-to-deeper-integration-with-us-in-some-sectors-carney-says/
#cdnpoli #CUSMA

2026-05-09 16:47:36 UTC

PM Carney seems ready to suspend environmental regulation in Canada under the illusion that he can buy political peace with Danielle Smith (ie the oil industry).
The benefits will be real: for a handful of companies with already-bloated profits.
The costs will be real too: a rising tide of economic and ecological disaster that sinks all boats.
https://www.thestar.com/politics/political-opinion/mark-carney-runs-roughshod-over-the-environment-its-worse-than-what-harper-did/article_1fa59928-a8d5-481a-896b-405c86a466d1.html
#cdnpoli #NDP #climate

2026-05-01 16:16:19 UTC

Mental health is part of your health. It should be part of our publicly-funded healthcare system.
What do we think is worth spending money on in this country?
Why does this government seem to have billions available for major projects and for bullets and bombs but not for projects that benefit all of us?
#cdnpoli #mentalhealth #healthcare
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2026-04-30 22:41:35 UTC

The government should be protecting our public airports, not selling them off for parts.
History is littered with examples of the failures of privatization.
It drives up costs for the public, quality suffers, and workers always end up paying the price.
#cdnpoli #airports #NDP
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2026-04-30 18:03:15 UTC

The spring economic update was a missed opportunity to address the crushing cost of living crisis.
In a country as rich as ours, there is no reason life has to be this hard.
#cdnpoli #springeconomicupdate
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2026-04-28 22:16:04 UTC

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4/ I have an idea for the Prime Minister: why don’t we pull a Norway?
Let’s put a windfall tax on oil and gas companies that are projected to make $90B in profits this year because of Trump’s illegal war in Iran. Then, let’s use that money to fill up the Sovereign Wealth fund — and invest in projects that benefit Canadians instead of a few wealthy investors and CEOs.
cdnpoli #NDP

2026-04-28 22:15:52 UTC

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3/ In other words, Norway uses industry profits to support the public good. Prime Minister Carney’s fund uses public money to support private profits.
Half of Canadians are living paycheque to paycheque. We need our government to step up and actually govern.
#cdnpoli #NDP

2026-04-28 22:15:35 UTC

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2/ Rather than asking the biggest corporations to pay their fair share, it throws public money at them in the hope that the market will solve our problems in housing, in infrastructure and the cost of living.
This is exactly what the Prime Minister’s Sovereign Wealth Fund does. It’s a mirror image of Norway’s successful model: Norway invests revenue from its public oil company into its fund for the public’s benefit. Prime Minister Carney’s approach is to seed the fund with public money to subsidize big private projects.
#cdnpoli #NDP

2026-04-28 22:15:19 UTC

1/ Today’s spring economic statement fails to meet the moment at a time when Canadians are getting crushed by the rising cost of everything.
While it was sold by the government as a plan to address affordability, the update contains virtually no new measures to bring down the cost of living — it tinkers around the edges and re-announces existing initiatives.
Meanwhile, there’s not a single new measure to bring in new revenue by taxing excessive corporate profits.
#cdnpoli #NDP

2026-04-22 19:06:10 UTC

Today is Earth Day, but each year it can feel a little more like Groundhog Day.
While we replay the same pipeline debates in Canada, the rest of the world is racing ahead on renewable energy — which is growing so fast that it met all new electricity demand in 2025.
It’s time for Canada to catch up. Let's make Canada a renewable energy superpower.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/solar-wind-ember-renewables-electricity-9.7170953
#cdnpoli #EarthDay

2026-04-14 17:27:04 UTC

Grocery giants just can’t help themselves.
Underweight meat. Overweight profits.
Canadians are sick and tired of being ripped off.
A public option for groceries is overdue.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/loblaw-sobeys-meat-weight-9.7158279
#cdnpoli #loblaws

2026-04-14 17:09:20 UTC

Striking that the Liberals and Conservatives offer the same response to pain at the pump: siphon money out of the public purse instead of Big Oil’s profits.
Oil companies are on track to make tens of billions in windfall profits from Trump’s illegal war in Iran.
It’s their profiteering that’s driving up prices. It’s them who should pay.
It’s time for price caps on gas to stop oil companies from price-gouging Canadians — and a windfall profits tax on war-time oil revenues, so the government can invest that money in the public interest.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/carney-fuel-excise-tax-affordability-9.7162911
#cdnpoli #gas

2026-04-13 20:43:14 UTC

Today, the NDP is calling on the Carney government to implement a national ban on surveillance pricing - before it becomes a predatory new normal in Canadian life.
Canadians are already being squeezed by the untenable cost of living. It’s time to stop the practice dead in its tracks.
#cdnpoli #NDP
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2026-04-13 13:36:56 UTC

Today’s the day, folks - it’s by-election day!
3 incredible NDP candidates are running, and if you live in any of these ridings, get out and vote today:
University-Rosedale - Serena Purdy
Scarborough Southwest - Fatima Shaban
Terrebonne - Maxime Beaudoin
Canadians do not want a two-party system and this is our chance to send that message to the Liberal government.
Polls are open from 8:30am-8:30pm local time. Find your polling station below, and let’s do this!
https://www.elections.ca/content.aspx?section=ele&dir=2026&document=index&lang=e
#cdnpoli #onpoli #qcpoli #NDP
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2026-04-09 02:52:13 UTC

Hours after Iran and the U.S. reached a ceasefire deal, Israel launched one of its most devastating attacks on Lebanon to date.
Over a hundred strikes in ten minutes - carnage in Beirut, where hundreds of thousands of displaced people are sheltering.
Hundreds dead, entire neighbourhoods reduced to rubble. Reports of ethnic cleansing and open discussion of permanent military occupation.
Prime Minister Carney has rightly condemned the invasion as illegal, but words are not enough.
Canada must bring sanctions against Israel, cancel the Canada-Israel free trade agreement, implement a real two-way arms embargo, and use every diplomatic and economic tool at our disposal to rein in Israel.
US-Israeli impunity has shredded the international order: Canada should lead in rebuilding it.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/israel-lebanon-military-campaign-ceasefire-9.7156168
#cdnpoli #lebanon

2026-04-07 18:04:41 UTC

The President of the United States is openly threatening to commit genocide against 90 million people.
Prime Minister Carney: if there was ever a moment to denounce this illegal war, withdraw your support, and call for accountability for war crimes—it’s now.
#cdnpoli #iran
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2026-03-28 19:30:11 UTC

Together, we will fling open the doors to the 99% and rebuild the NDP into a political instrument of the people.
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Ensemble, nous ouvrirons grand les portes aux 99 % et rebâtirons le NPD comme levier politique du peuple.
https://youtu.be/LorxoMDyhKM?si=J59Lvbe2qqKeLmV6
#cdnpoli #NDP

2026-03-23 23:10:43 UTC

We're in yet another oil shock. It will produce yet another inflation crisis. Another recession is likely.
It's a great time to remember that actually...the future is electric!
We need to invest in Canadian security, stability, and energy independence.
Renewable energy is the cheapest, safest and most resilient way to power our economy.
Nobody ever invaded a country for its wind or sunlight.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/commentary/article-canada-must-remember-that-the-future-is-electricity-not-fossil-fuels/
#cdnpoli #NDP #renewableenergy

2026-03-11 21:08:55 UTC

Today, the Carney government joined the Conservatives and the Bloc to defeat Jenny Kwan’s No More Loopholes Bill — legislation that would have stopped Canadian weapons sent to the U.S. from being used to fuel the genocide in Gaza.
It’s a deeply shameful vote that suggests they would rather appease Trump than protect vulnerable civilians. 
But this moment also shows why voices like Jenny Kwan and her colleagues in the NDP caucus matter so much. They continue to champion human rights, peace, and international justice with courage and persistence, even when few others in Parliament will.
Millions of Canadians share that vision. They want Canada to be a force for peace, not a junior arms dealer.
This is exactly why our country needs the NDP.
#cdnpoli #gaza #NDP

2026-03-09 21:23:22 UTC

Something powerful has emerged from this NDP leadership race: hope.
Across the country, our campaign is sparking energy, solidarity, and new possibilities.
Hope is a rare and fragile thing — but it’s here. The NDP is roaring back to life with the organizing and ideas to meet this historic moment.
Voting is now open. Cast your ballot today and join us in going all in on hope.
https://youtu.be/5SVomjUulf4
#cdnpoli #NDP

2026-03-09 18:54:56 UTC

A desalination plant supplying drinking water to 30 villages.
A flour and starch factory.
Oil depots blanketing Tehran in thick black smoke and contaminated rain.
65 schools. 13 hospitals.
Centuries-old heritage sites.
These are the latest targets in the illegal US-Israeli assault on Iran. These are not military bases, they are the civilian infrastructure that keeps ordinary people alive. More than 1,300 people have already been killed since the attacks began, and nearly 6,700 civilian sites have reportedly been struck.
This war has nothing to do with democracy — or even nuclear weapons. Canada must have no part in it and Prime Minister Carney must use every ounce of his influence to put a stop to it.
#cdnpoli #iran

2026-03-05 04:24:01 UTC

PM Carney: you can and must categorically rule out participation in this illegal war.
Your unqualified support of Trump and Netanyahu’s war was bad enough. It’s unconscionable that you’re now considering putting Canadian forces in harm’s way.
And worse: hundreds of civilians have already been killed in the all-out bombardment of dense urban areas like Tehran.
Musing about sending Canadians to fight and die in this carnage is unreal. You’re talking about Canadians being asked to participate in likely war crimes.
No one voted for this!
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/livestory/conflict-with-iran-9.7109761?ts=1772673927359
#cdnpoli #iran
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2026-03-04 00:22:28 UTC

This is utterly incoherent.
What Canadians need to hear from our Prime Minister right now is simple: call for a ceasefire and immediately withdraw your misguided support for Trump and Netanyahu’s illegal war.
Canadians don’t want to be part of this axis of aggression and impunity, AI-targeted assassinations, and the blatant killing of civilians.
We want our country to be a voice for peace.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVcJjIPAK2P/?igsh=NmZtZHFhanY4czlv
#cdnpoli #canada #iran
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2026-02-28 18:44:36 UTC

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2/ We remember the disastrous outcomes of previous U.S.-led wars of regime change in the Middle East, including in Iraq. They led to hundreds of thousands of civilian deaths, sectarian conflict, and a world that is less safe, not more. The current attacks on Iran must stop now, before the entire region is plunged into conflict, death, and destruction.
My thoughts are with the people in Iran and around the world who are watching this unfold with heartbreak and uncertainty.
Freedom will not come from military intervention by outside powers, it can only come from the Iranian people. War is not the way.
#cdnpoli #iran

2026-02-28 18:44:28 UTC

1/ The images coming out of Iran are already unbearable. Reports of an elementary school struck by missiles, killing dozens of people, with scores more killed around the country. Fear and chaos in the streets as families run through smoke and search for safety.
The United States and Israel have launched an illegal act of war while Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu speak openly of regime change. This is what Prime Minister Mark Carney says he supports. He has issued a statement so brazenly belligerent that even Conservatives like Jason Kenney are cheering it on.
It’s a shameful moment that buries all of Carney’s high-minded rhetoric in Davos under the rubble.
These leaders justify this war as serving Iranian liberation. But the courageous movement in Iran that has been fighting tyranny for nearly five decades — and is still reeling from the worst massacre in the country’s modern history in January — will suffer a massive setback from these foreign bombs.
#cdnpoli #iran

2026-02-21 21:32:27 UTC

Danielle Smith’s address was a chilling moment that recalls some of the ugliest anti-immigration chapters of our country’s history.
This is what demagogues do: pit the public against the most vulnerable and blame them for the very crises their austerity policies have created.
Immigrants aren't to blame for Alberta's crumbling healthcare system, overcrowded classrooms, and strained social services — Danielle Smith and the UCP are.
All federal leaders must come together to condemn Smith’s politics of division and stand up for the human rights of people who are our neighbours, friends and a part of our communities.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/article/alberta-to-hold-referendum-on-out-of-control-immigration-amid-strain-on-social-services-budget-smith/
#cdnpoli #abpoli #alberta #NDP

2026-02-09 21:01:17 UTC

Trump is fuelling a humanitarian crisis in Cuba, with an oil blockade that is leading to devastating power outages and rationing. This administration is determined to dominate the hemisphere with brute force and naked impunity.
Canada has a long history of good relations with Cuba. We have consistently voted at the UN to end the blockade of Cuba, and millions of Canadian tourists have visited the island.
We should immediately follow Mexico’s lead and condemn this act of economic warfare. And we should step up with humanitarian assistance to the Cuban people, as NDP MP Alexandre Boulerice calls for in this excellent parliamentary petition: https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-7082
Prime Minister Carney, silence is not an option when Trump attacks sovereign nations in the Americas. Canadians expect you to stand up for human rights, international law, and against the bullying of smaller nations by a rampaging superpower.
#cdnpoli #cuba #NDP

2026-02-05 18:42:21 UTC

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Income inequality is at an all-time high in Canada.
Meanwhile, CEO pay keeps climbing. The top 1% richest families control almost a quarter of the country’s wealth. And the six biggest banks raked in $70 billion in profits last year alone.
It’s time to tilt the scales back towards the 99%.
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2026-02-05 18:41:13 UTC

There are fountains of wealth being generated in this country. But that wealth isn't trickling down to working people. It’s all stuck at the top.
Our 'Tax Plan for the 99%' takes on the corporate hoarding class – to redistribute wealth⁠ and raise the floor for all of us.
Join us: https://lewisforleader.ca/
#cdnpoli #ndp #canada
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2026-02-04 22:14:28 UTC

Premier Kinew and Minister Asagwara aren’t leaving seniors at the mercy of the market, they’re stepping in to save these precious elder care beds. This is exactly what we mean when we say that the role of the government is to goddamn govern.
We cannot leave something as important as senior care in the hands of private corporations that know the price of everything and the value of nothing. It’s time to bring long-term care into the public and non-profit system where it belongs.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/article/ndp-government-uses-health-system-expropriation-powers-for-first-time-seizes-care-home/
#cdnpoli #mbpoli #winnipeg
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2026-02-03 18:56:28 UTC

1/ Hi Mastodon community!
A quick update from me. While some might have said, “entering the Fediverse with its unique and engaged culture is totally bonkers when you’re in the middle of a federal leadership race”, we said, “sure, why not? It’s the only platform that really corresponds to our values, and it’s worth trying at least.”
Shoutout to @npub1clv…fsmp who lobbied with relentless grace for this to happen.
This means that yes, the campaign and I are here now. But also, that we’re spread really thin and are not going to be able to engage to the level of engagement that Fediverse culture expects, at least not in the short term.
I’m not a fan of just broadcasting here, but for the next couple of months, that’s mostly what we’ll be doing.
Our young staffer who posts on every social media platform has enthusiastically learned as much as possible about Fediverse practices, and is doing a hell of a job here at posting in a thoughtful way (as some of you have noted).
#cdnpoli #NDP

2026-01-31 03:43:57 UTC

This post has been on my mind for a few days now, so I’m going to say something about it. 🧵
The Minister of AI having an "ongoing engagement" with the government of Israel on technology and AI is deeply concerning. No, it’s just plain wrong. It makes Canada vulnerable to international legal consequences, and it takes Canada far down the wrong path.
The post itself radiates the same kind of defiant impunity we’ve seen from both Israel and the Trump administration when it comes to flouting international law.
#cdnpoli #NDP #palestine
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2026-01-31 01:16:50 UTC

All power to Ubisoft workers in Halifax, standing up for justice and accountability after the company shut down their workplace right after they unionized.
Ubisoft has taken nearly $1 billion in public subsidies. We need to be loud and clear: No tax dollars for union busters!
https://globalnews.ca/news/11643365/laid-off-ubisoft-workers-rally/
#cdnpoli #nspoli #halifax #ubisoft #NDP

2026-01-27 22:07:03 UTC

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Together, we can organize to win a government that serves the many, not the few. https://avilewis.link/join

2026-01-27 22:05:58 UTC

Honoured to have the endorsement of CUPE Ontario, which represents 300,000 workers — 40% of the Canadian Union of Public Employees’ total membership.
I stand with their heroic members as they educate, care for us, and keep the province running every day — and fight to protect our precious public systems from privatization and underfunding.
Their full statement of support can be found here: https://cupe.on.ca/cupe-ontario-has-endorsed-avi-lewis-as-leader-of-canadas-new-democratic-party/
#cdnpoli #canlab #onpoli #NDP
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2026-01-27 01:07:07 UTC

Mes ami·e·s, ceci est très important pour moi. Amir Khadir est un héros de la gauche québécoise, l'un des fondateurs de Québec solidaire et quelqu'un que j'admire depuis nos débuts dans le mouvement altermondialiste à la fin des années 1990.
Le NPD canadien a besoin d'une relation profonde et respectueuse avec la gauche québécoise. Le soutien d'Amir est essentiel pour établir ce pont.
Rejoignez-nous pour construire un front commun: https://avilewis.link/adhesion
#polcan #polqc #NPD #quebecsolidaire
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2026-01-25 01:03:54 UTC

Something has shifted in this campaign.
It's not just bigger crowds, great music, and tons of fun (though that too!)
It's a different kind of energy, lifting all of us. It's the experience of collective power, a shared vision, rising up.
It's hope.
Join us! https://avilewis.link/join
#cdnpoli #NDP #vancouver
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2026-01-24 22:15:41 UTC

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Lisez leurs appuis complètes ici : lewisforleader.ca/fr/appuis
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2026-01-24 22:13:45 UTC

Jamais plus l'inaction (Idle No More) a transformé le Canada, en plaçant les droits autochtones au centre du débat fédéral et en rassemblant les gens dans la rue dans le cadre d'une lutte commune pour la justice. Ce mouvement a ouvert les yeux de manière profonde, offrant guérison et espoir que nous pouvons surmonter ensemble l'injustice.
Je suis profondément honoré d'avoir reçu le soutien des cofondatrices Sylvia McAdam et Sheelah McLean. Avoir gagné leur confiance est un véritable honneur.
Rejoignez-nous : https://avilewis.link/adhesion
#canpol #NPD
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2026-01-24 22:09:33 UTC

Idle No More has transformed this country, putting Indigenous rights at the centre of the national conversation and bringing people into the streets as part of a common struggle for justice. It has opened eyes in profound ways, offering healing and hope that we can overcome injustice together.
I’m deeply honoured to be endorsed by co-founders Sylvia McAdam and Sheelah McLean. To have earned their trust is truly humbling.
Join us: https://avilewis.link/join
#cdnpoli #NDP
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2026-01-24 20:07:47 UTC

Canadians know monopolies are driving up prices. A public option for groceries would give people a real alternative and bring costs down immediately. It’s affordable, practical, and within reach.
Read our plan for Public Options: https://avilewis.link/public_options
Want to see a cost breakdown and some solid modelling for how public grocery stores could work in Canada? Read a detailed new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives: https://avilewis.link/ccpa-public-groceries
#cdnpoli #NDP
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2026-01-24 18:01:54 UTC

Hello Mastodon!
I’m Avi Lewis and I’m running to be the next leader of the federal NDP. Very excited to be part of the Fediverse!
I’m running for NDP leader because it’s time for the NDP to return to its roots—fighting a system rigged for the rich that leaves the rest of us behind.
We can build a Canada based on care instead of greed, but only if we do it together. There are only 4 days left to join the NDP so you can vote in the leadership race, so get your membership before Jan 28th and let’s fight for a government that serves the many, not the money.
https://avilewis.link/join
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#cdnpoli #NDP