Avi Lewis

• Ban algorithmic pricing, NDP urges Carney: ‘Downright creepy’

  Algorithmic pricing, otherwise known as dynamic pricing, is when retail companies use AI and data to set different prices for consumers.

  Consumer

  Apr 13
  
• NDP names roles for its MPs as new leader Lewis remains outside Parliament

  Lewis has said he's not in a rush to win a seat in the House of Commons and is instead focused on rebuilding the NDP from the grassroots level.

  Politics

  Apr 10
  
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• Stephen Lewis, social activist and former politician, dead at 88

  Lewis was also Canada's former ambassador to the United Nations and is the father of Avi Lewis, who was elected leader of the federal NDP on Sunday.

  Canada

  Mar 31
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• Lewis begins NDP leadership with Prairie tension and a big rebuilding task ahead

  Avi Lewis begins his term with the task of rebuilding the NDP in his unapologetically progressive vision, but there is already resistance from Alberta and Saskatchewan.

  Canada

  Mar 30
• Lewis’ election as NDP leader divides party’s Western base

  While the election of Avi Lewis as the new federal NDP leader has received mixed response, Lewis says he'll focus on strengthening the grassroots before seeking elected office. 

  Politics

  Mar 29
• Avi Lewis vows ‘NDP comeback starts now’ after winning leadership race

  Avi Lewis received more than 50 per cent of the total votes cast during the NDP leadership convention, giving him the victory on the first ballot.

  Canada

  Mar 29
• NDP leadership candidates pitch their rebuilding plans in final debate

  Four of the five candidates said they are running to rebuild the party, while Tony McQuail was the lone candidate who said he is eyeing the Prime Minister's Office.

  Politics

  Feb 20
• Leap Manifesto co-author Avi Lewis to deliver keynote address at economic conference in Edmonton

  A leading Canadian social activist, documentary filmmaker and co-author of last year's controversial Leap Manifesto is one of two people set to deliver a keynote address at a conference on economic issues in Alberta's capital next month.

  Economy

  Nov 25, 2016
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• Who will replace Tom Mulcair as NDP leader? It could be a crowded field

  The NDP appears to be in no man's land, searching for a leader to unite the party. Here's a list of people who may potentially throw their names in the ring.

  Canada

  Apr 10, 2016
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• Leap Manifesto: A progressive path forward for the NDP?

  Co-author of the Leap Manifesto Avi Lewis and his father, former Ontario NDP leader Stephen Lewis, join Tom Clark to discuss the progressive path forward on trade and the environment.

  Canada

  Apr 10, 2016