Leader of Canada’s NDP / Le chef du NPD fédéral https://linktr.ee/avi.lewishttps://bsky.app/profile/avilewis.cahttps://bsky.app/profile/avilewis.ca/post/3mqgc5ewgis2fI am horrified by the news of the shooting at the Salsa on St. Clair festival in Toronto. My thoughts are with the friends and families of the two people killed in this act of senseless violence, and I am wishing those injured a fast and smooth recovery.12 Jul 2026 04:01 +0000at://did:plc:idsofvph6jyjtkumhhla6n5e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqgc5ewgis2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/avilewis.ca/post/3mq5y52nt2k2lMarc Messier était un géant de la culture québécoise. C’est avec une grande tristesse que j’ai appris son décès. Acteur exceptionnel, il laisse derrière lui un héritage qui continuera de nous toucher à travers ses nombreux films et séries télévisées. /108 Jul 2026 20:40 +0000at://did:plc:idsofvph6jyjtkumhhla6n5e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq5y52nt2k2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/avilewis.ca/post/3mq5t3xkyj22rLe premier ministre Carney soutient une fois de plus la violence et l’irresponsabilité des États-Unis. /1 https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/iran-war-us-carney-air-strikes-9.726237308 Jul 2026 19:10 +0000at://did:plc:idsofvph6jyjtkumhhla6n5e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq5t3xkyj22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/avilewis.ca/post/3mq5syocjik2rPM 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-9.726237308 Jul 2026 19:08 +0000at://did:plc:idsofvph6jyjtkumhhla6n5e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq5syocjik2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/avilewis.ca/post/3mq3w53ytfs2zToday is an important day for justice, accountability and safety for Sikh communities that have been targeted by these criminal gangs for far too long. https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/livestory/operation-hard-ball-indictments-9.7261430 /108 Jul 2026 00:59 +0000at://did:plc:idsofvph6jyjtkumhhla6n5e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq3w53ytfs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/avilewis.ca/post/3mq3mzihei22bThe federal government’s proposed “Defence, Security and Resilience Bank” sounds technocratic and reassuring. It’s not. /107 Jul 2026 22:16 +0000at://did:plc:idsofvph6jyjtkumhhla6n5e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq3mzihei22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/avilewis.ca/post/3mq3cwyh2zk2mEn face de la Colline du Parlement ainsi qu’à Montréal, les agent·es de sécurité de la @banqueducanada.ca subissent un lock-out et sont en grève depuis plus de deux semaines. /107 Jul 2026 19:16 +0000at://did:plc:idsofvph6jyjtkumhhla6n5e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq3cwyh2zk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/avilewis.ca/post/3mq3ctktewk2mAcross the street from Parliament Hill and in Montreal, @bankofcanada.ca security officers have been locked out and on strike for more than two weeks. /107 Jul 2026 19:14 +0000at://did:plc:idsofvph6jyjtkumhhla6n5e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq3ctktewk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/avilewis.ca/post/3mptryxclr22wTeam Canada, you made us all proud. The spirit was strong here, from old friends and new at the beautiful Lighthouse Pub in Sechelt. This team made history and showed the world that Canada is a soccer nation. 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦04 Jul 2026 19:24 +0000at://did:plc:idsofvph6jyjtkumhhla6n5e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mptryxclr22whttps://bsky.app/profile/avilewis.ca/post/3mprhy5o5tc2bAdd your name to tell Prime Minister Carney to protect our future over Big Oil profits: https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-7522 [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Jul 2026 21:19 +0000at://did:plc:idsofvph6jyjtkumhhla6n5e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mprhy5o5tc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/avilewis.ca/post/3mppjydsm2c2bThis pipeline isn’t nation building. It’s nation burning.03 Jul 2026 02:50 +0000at://did:plc:idsofvph6jyjtkumhhla6n5e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mppjydsm2c2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/avilewis.ca/post/3mpphn5mqfs2bL’annonce d’aujourd’hui montre ce que ce gouvernement fédéral protégera par-dessus tout : les profits des grandes compagnies pétrolières. Lisez ma déclaration complète à la proposition de pipeline présentée par le premier ministre et la première ministre Danielle Smith : https://www.npd.ca/nouvelles/reaction-du-npd-lannonce-concernant-le-pipeline-de-la-cote-ouest03 Jul 2026 02:08 +0000at://did:plc:idsofvph6jyjtkumhhla6n5e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpphn5mqfs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/avilewis.ca/post/3mpphd4m3sc2bToday’s announcement shows what this federal government will protect above all else: the profits of Big Oil. Read my full statement on the oil pipeline proposal from the Prime Minister and Premier Smith: https://www.ndp.ca/news/ndp-reaction-west-coast-pipeline-announcement03 Jul 2026 02:02 +0000at://did:plc:idsofvph6jyjtkumhhla6n5e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpphd4m3sc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/avilewis.ca/post/3mplvfa6f3s2nJoyeuse fête du Canada ! [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Jul 2026 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:idsofvph6jyjtkumhhla6n5e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mplvfa6f3s2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/avilewis.ca/post/3mplvdqkrac2nHappy Canada day! [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Jul 2026 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:idsofvph6jyjtkumhhla6n5e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mplvdqkrac2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/avilewis.ca/post/3mpjvjmvqb225Inspiring to see so many people pushing back against corporate AI data centres, unleashed in their communities without democratic debate. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-ai-data-centre-protest-9.7251720 /130 Jun 2026 21:00 +0000at://did:plc:idsofvph6jyjtkumhhla6n5e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpjvjmvqb225https://bsky.app/profile/avilewis.ca/post/3mpjl27ldhc2sThis 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. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/marc-miller-palestinian-exhibit-9.725302030 Jun 2026 17:53 +0000at://did:plc:idsofvph6jyjtkumhhla6n5e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpjl27ldhc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/avilewis.ca/post/3mpht7b6h6k2qThey’re going to call you a socialist regardless. So be a socialist.30 Jun 2026 01:14 +0000at://did:plc:idsofvph6jyjtkumhhla6n5e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpht7b6h6k2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/avilewis.ca/post/3mpev2e2f6s2nHISTORY IN THE MAKING! LET’S GOOOOOOO CANADA!!! 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦28 Jun 2026 21:09 +0000at://did:plc:idsofvph6jyjtkumhhla6n5e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpev2e2f6s2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/avilewis.ca/post/3mp2slr3jn224Bonne Fête nationale ! [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Jun 2026 20:58 +0000at://did:plc:idsofvph6jyjtkumhhla6n5e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp2slr3jn224https://bsky.app/profile/avilewis.ca/post/3moxnjnqhws24Je partage la consternation et le chagrin des Montréalais·es aujourd'hui, suite à la fusillade tragique survenue à Côte-des-Neiges, un quartier dynamique désormais secoué par une violence insensée.23 Jun 2026 14:49 +0000at://did:plc:idsofvph6jyjtkumhhla6n5e/app.bsky.feed.post/3moxnjnqhws24https://bsky.app/profile/avilewis.ca/post/3moxniyzdac24I join Montrealers in their shock and grief today as they mourn the tragic shooting in Côte-des-Neiges, a vibrant neighbourhood now shaken by senseless violence.23 Jun 2026 14:49 +0000at://did:plc:idsofvph6jyjtkumhhla6n5e/app.bsky.feed.post/3moxniyzdac24https://bsky.app/profile/avilewis.ca/post/3movbhmk2wc2gHere’s just one of the unprecedented measures the Liberals pushed through at the end of this session: Cabinet ministers will now be allowed to authorize the use of banned pesticides in the name of “national economic security.” Even if they’ve been deemed unsafe for human health. shorturl.at/OlnQl https://shorturl.at/OlnQl22 Jun 2026 16:08 +0000at://did:plc:idsofvph6jyjtkumhhla6n5e/app.bsky.feed.post/3movbhmk2wc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/avilewis.ca/post/3mony277oyc2kThe 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.19 Jun 2026 18:31 +0000at://did:plc:idsofvph6jyjtkumhhla6n5e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mony277oyc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/avilewis.ca/post/3molzpy7hm22lAnother crammed Air Canada flight, delays and cancellations, grumpy people, crappy WiFi… But half of us are on cloud 9, peering at stuttering images from Vancouver, cheering wildly! What a game.18 Jun 2026 23:56 +0000at://did:plc:idsofvph6jyjtkumhhla6n5e/app.bsky.feed.post/3molzpy7hm22l