Avi Lewis: No office until the NDP ‘ready’ for general election:
Lewis ran and lost in Vancouver ridings in both the 2021 and 2025 elections.
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Avi Lewis prioritizes NDP readiness over seeking a seatThe NDP leader will campaign with candidates in upcoming byelections but will not appear on the ballots.
Key FactsAug 1, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: ctvnews.ca
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: ctvnews.ca
- Four months into his leadership, Avi Lewis says his immediate focus is preparing the NDP for an election rather than pursuing a seat in the House of Commons.
- He plans to run in the next election or its lead-up once the party considers itself ready nationwide, after losing in Vancouver-area ridings in both 2021 and 2025.
- The NDP was reduced to seven seats after the 2025 election; Lori Idlout’s move to the Liberals and Alexandre Boulerice’s departure from federal politics left a five-member caucus without standing on parliamentary committees.
- Byelections are scheduled for Aug. 31 in Beaches-East York, North Vancouver-Capilano and Chicoutimi-Le Fjord, where the NDP has no candidates yet but volunteers are canvassing, and Lewis says he may have to appoint candidates.
Liberals can't hold people's vote hostage and say, 'If you don't vote us, then you get the Conservatives,' when the NDP shows that we can take votes from the Conservatives as well.— Avi Lewis, in an interview about the NDP’s electoral strategy and the potential to draw votes from both Liberals and Conservatives.
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Avi Lewis: No office until the NDP ‘ready’ for general election: Lewis ran and lost in Vancouver ridings in both the 2021 and 2025 elections.
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Lewis says he won’t run for office until the NDP is ‘ready’ for a general election
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‘Cracks beginning to appear’ for Liberals in Quebec, Avi Lewis says: NDP Leader Avi Lewis spent most of July in Montreal preparing the ground game for two of the ...
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Avi Lewis puts preparing NDP for next general election ahead of bid for House of Commons seat
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Key FactsAvi Lewis Leads NDP with Bold Progressive Vision
Mar 30, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- Avi Lewis secured the federal NDP leadership on the first ballot with close to 40,000 votes, advocating for policies like government-owned grocery stores.
- Leaders from Alberta and Saskatchewan oppose his agenda, warning it could harm their economies and workers.
- Lewis calls for party unity despite policy disagreements between federal and provincial wings.
- He aims to build grassroots support before seeking elected office and pledges to fight global conflicts through Parliament.
The cost of living emergency is driven by the extreme wealth and power in the hands of the one per cent.— Avi Lewis, in his victory speech, describing the drivers of the cost of living crisis as wealth and power concentrated among the top 1%.
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