Environmentalist and documentarian Avi Lewis is taking another swing at federal politics. This time, he wants to lead the NDP. (The Tyee)
To say Avi Lewis is having a busy fall would be an understatement. After taking point on child care during flu season, the journalist, documentarian and activist flew to Ottawa in mid-October to run the political media gauntlet. From there, Lewis headed to Montreal where, from a room in a rental apartment, he sat down for a series of virtual interviews about his new campaign for NDP leadership. “Engaging with the big problems of our time and trying to figure out how to actually solve them — it’s thrilling,” he said. “Apart from the discomfort of being middle-aged and sleeping in different beds and missing my kid and my beautiful wife, I get a huge amount of energy from the work” ... CLICK HERE for the full story