Avi Lewis

youtu.beNDP Leader Avi Lewis asks Canadians: Should our airports be privatized?YouTube video by Avi Lewis

18 Sept

Earlier this week, Prime Minister Carney announced his plans to privatize Canada’s largest airports. So, I went to YVR to ask Canadians what they think (spoiler: they don’t share his enthusiasm). youtu.be/NTz8q0rKGdI

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A huge congratulations to @mayoroliviachow.ca and the incredible slate of progressive councillors elected in Toronto tonight.

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This win goes beyond any one person or campaign — it’s the result of years of movements organizing together, from tenant unions to climate activists, migrant rights advocates and those on the front lines of harm reduction. You mobilized and knocked on every last door to make this happen.

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Tonight, you’ve secured a better future for Toronto together.

Today broke grey and raw for New Democrats here in BC: last night was a body blow. This morning I’m sending solidarity and care to all the progressive organizers - within and beyond electoral politics - who have worked tirelessly over so many years in this province.

None of these victories came without struggle. And that struggle must continue now, to protect them in every way we can.

But not today. Today is a day to feel all the feelings, find comfort and get some rest. Tomorrow we rise to fight again.

It is thanks to your unending effort that we have won and defended all our social gains: queer and disability rights, Indigenous rights, childcare and public health, working conditions and unionization, universal public services and more.

I voted for my NDP candidate today. BC, make sure you vote before 8pm!

NDP@ndp.ca

BC, today is the day. In this pivotal election, every single vote counts. Vote for your BCNDP candidate from 8am to 8pm today. Find out where you can vote at wheretovote.elections.bc.ca

psacunion.caPSAC raises the alarm after more than half of all Parks Canada workers receive workforce adjustment notices<p>2,671 PSAC members at Parks Canada received notice this week that their jobs may be cut. That’s more than half of all workers at Parks Canada.</p>

At least $50 billion for another pipeline. $82 billion in new military spending in 5 years. $300 billion in corporate welfare and mega incentives at an investment summit. But the cupboard is bare for Parks Canada.

PSAC-AFPC@psac-afpc.bsky.social

2,671 PSAC members at Parks Canada received notice this week that their positions may be cut. These cuts put our environment, natural and cultural heritage, parks, and national historic sites at risk. psacunion.ca/psac-raises-...

Despite the heroic efforts of the @psac-afpc.bsky.social workers who'll remain, camping will be chaos next summer. If you’re not a big corporation or foreign investor, you might just be invisible to this government.

On the road again! Join us for a town hall and let's talk building worker power, together.

NDP@ndp.ca

1/ Do you live in Hamilton, Windsor or Peel Region? Avi is heading your way! At a time when workers are under attack and facing skyrocketing costs, Avi and the NDP are joining forces with labour and grassroots organizers to fight back.

La droite sait comment canaliser la colère légitime des classes populaires. Le problème, c’est la direction dans laquelle elle oriente cette colère.

Ce ne sont pas les immigré·es ni les enfants transgenres qui vous rendent la vie impossible. Ce sont les banquiers et les milliardaires qui détiennent toute la richesse et tout le pouvoir. Il est temps d’attribuer la responsabilité à ceux et celles qui en sont réellement responsables.

The right knows how to channel the legitimate rage of working class people. The problem is where they direct that rage. It’s not immigrants and trans kids making your life impossible. It’s the bankers and the billionaires with all the wealth and power. It’s time to put the blame where it belongs.

Vancouver! I can't wait to celebrate 20 years of Don in Vancouver Kingsway with you all. Get your tickets today! dondavies.org/dance-party

Don Davies@donvdavies.bsky.social

Twenty years in Vancouver Kingsway, and we are marking it the only way that makes sense: with a disco ball! Live performance from Krystle Dos Santos, with special guest Avi Lewis. Doors open at 6:30 PM and the program starts at 7:30 PM. Buy your tickets at the link in my bio.

theglobeandmail.comOttawa kicks off process to give $1.75-billion boost to venture capital sectorIndustry Minister Joly shares more details about how government plans to allot funding to firms that back fast-growing startups

Canadians can’t afford rent. Food bank use is at a record high. Wages are stagnant while the rich are getting richer than ever before. Of all the people who could use this kind of federal support right now, venture capitalists are at the bottom of that list. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...

BC, advance voting ends everywhere at 8pm PT today. Don't delay! This is a pivotal election for our province. As a British Columbian, I’m deeply concerned about what a BC Conservative government would do to our province, particularly the most vulnerable folks in our communities.

I’ll be doing my part to defeat the Conservatives and elect a progressive government by voting for my NDP candidate Lara Honrado on Saturday. You can find when and where to vote here: wheretovote.elections.bc.ca

pcgamer.comRIP BioWare: EA has shut down the legendary RPG developerBloomberg also reports that EA is cutting "around 400 jobs" across the company.

This is private equity, this is what it does. Buy up businesses, run them into the ground, and rip them apart for short-term profit. www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...

The developers at BioWare know how to run the studio. They know how to make the games we all love. They should be given the first opportunity - and the federal support - to buy it and run it themselves.

And if we want to avoid the Mass Effect effect in Canada, we should be keeping private equity out, not welcoming it in.

D’après ce que me disent des ami·es d’Alberta, cette journée est en réalité assez difficile à vivre pour beaucoup. Pas le vote en faveur de demeurer au Canada, qui a été un soulagement, mais les neuf autres questions.

Un Canada uni doit signifier bien plus que le simple rejet de la séparation.

Cela doit signifier se battre concrètement pour nous tous — en construisant un mouvement qui transcende nos différences afin de faire de ce pays un lieu où chacun peut mener une vie empreinte de dignité, d’égalité et d’appartenance.

Les Albertains et Albertaines méritent de vraies solutions aux crises auxquelles ils et elles sont confrontés·es, et non pas une recherche de boucs émissaires qui nous divise et alimente les préjugés.

Aujourd’hui, tous les Canadiens et Canadiennes ont l’occasion de rejeter cette attitude et de dire : nous sommes solidaires des migrant·es qui subissent de plein fouet cette politique cynique et négative.

Mais aucune attaque de Danielle Smith contre les plus vulnérables ne permettra de résoudre les crises que connaissent l’Alberta dans les domaines de la santé, de l’éducation publique ou du coût de la vie.

Ce sont là les conséquences d’années de sous-financement, et non celles des nouveaux et nouvelles arrivé·es qui tentent de se construire une vie dans cette belle province.

Il apparaît de plus en plus clairement que le sentiment d’unité suggéré par le résultat du référendum est sapé par le soutien majoritaire apporté à des questions qui mettent en avant des politiques faisant des migrant·es des boucs émissaires.

I’m hearing from friends in Alberta that today is actually hitting folks pretty hard. Not the vote to remain, which was a relief, but the other 9 questions.

Albertans deserve real solutions to the crises they face, not scapegoating that divides us and fuels prejudice. Right now, all Canadians have an opportunity to reject this and say: we stand with migrants facing the brunt of this cynical, negative politics.

A united Canada must mean more than just rejecting separation. It must mean actually standing up for all of us — building a movement across our differences to make this a country where everyone can live a life of dignity, equality and belonging.

I’m hearing from friends in Alberta that today is actually hitting folks pretty hard. Not the vote to remain, which was a relief, but the other 9 questions.

It’s becoming clear that the feeling of unity suggested by the referendum result is undercut by majority support for questions which feature policies that scapegoat migrants.

But no amount of punching down by Danielle Smith will fix Alberta’s health care, public education or cost-of-living crises. These are the consequences of years of underfunding, not of newcomers trying to build a life in that beautiful province.

calcalistech.comElbit expands into underwater autonomy with acquisition of Canadian robotics company | CTechThe Israeli defense group has acquired International Submarine Engineering, a developer of autonomous underwater vehicles with more than 50 years of experience. The deal adds technology for surveillan...

It should be illegal for Israel’s top arms producer to purchase a Canadian company. Elbit Systems is complicit in the genocide of Palestinians. Cancel the Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement, enact sanctions and a two-way arms embargo now. www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/ar...

À un moment où notre pays est menacé, il est encourageant de voir bien plus d’un million d’Albertaines et d’Albertains se rassembler pour rejeter la séparation et choisir le Canada.

Elle a également sonné l’alarme au sujet de l’ingérence étrangère troublante qui a eu lieu dans le cadre du processus référendaire.

Nous avons besoin de réponses claires sur les efforts déployés par des acteurs liés au mouvement MAGA pour influencer le résultat du vote. L’intégrité de nos processus démocratiques ne devrait jamais être remise en question.

À un moment où notre pays est menacé, il est encourageant de voir bien plus d’un million d’Albertaines et d’Albertains se rassembler pour rejeter la séparation et choisir le Canada.

Ce résultat est le fruit du travail acharné de nombreuses personnes, et je leur suis reconnaissant de leurs efforts. Je tiens à souligner tout particulièrement le travail de la députée Heather McPherson et tout ce qu’elle a fait pour contribuer à cette victoire.

At a time when our country is under threat, it’s heartening to see well over a million Albertans come together to reject separation and choose Canada.

This result was something that many people worked exceptionally hard for, and I am grateful for their efforts. I want to give special recognition to MP Heather McPherson for everything she did to help achieve this victory.

She also raised the alarm about the disturbing foreign interference that went on in the referendum process. We need clear answers about efforts by MAGA-aligned operatives to influence the outcome of this vote. The integrity of our democratic processes should not be up for debate.

dailyhive.comCOPE, Green, and OneCity win left-wing supermajority in new Vancouver City Council | Daily Hive | UrbanizedThe COPE, Green, and OneCity parties have taken over Vancouver City Council in the 2026 civic election, creating a left-wing supermajority.

I’m levitating today in the warm afterglow of a left-wing surge in my home city of Vancouver! Democratic socialists and progressives united to take on the power of big money and the politics of fear and division. dailyhive.com/vancouver/va...

Cheers and flowers for all the candidates and volunteers who threw down hard on the ground game: this is how we build power from below! People organized relentlessly for a city government for the 99% – and they *won*. Today Vancouver belongs to the many, not the money.

Congrats to Mayor-elect @ptfry.bsky.social, super councillor @seanorr.bsky.social, CYND members Solomon Yi-Kieran and Jamie Han, and everyone involved in this thrilling victory.

The parties were strategic in agreeing on a fixed number of candidates, and narrowed the field for one progressive mayoralty candidate.

This was key – working together across differences is what’s needed in these scary political times. Congrats to @copevancouver.bsky.social, @onecityvan.bsky.social, the @vangreens.bsky.social: it wasn’t always easy, but it worked.

Ce soir, nos pensées accompagnent les membres des Forces canadiennes de la BFC Wainwright, leurs familles, ainsi que toutes les autres personnes touchées par ce terrible incident.

Merci aux premiers et premières intervenant·es qui sont sur place et qui travaillent sans relâche pour sauver des vies et apporter leur soutien en ces moments tragiques.