NDP Leader Avi Lewis shared the following statement:

OTTAWA — Today, NDP Leader Avi Lewis announced the tabling of a motion in Parliament to ban “surveillance pricing,” the use of personal data to charge Canadians different prices for the same products. 

OTTAWA – Canada’s NDP Leader Avi Lewis has announced critic portfolios and house officers for the NDP caucus ahead of Parliament returning next week.

Leah Gazan, NDP Critic for Women and Gender Equity, issued the following statement:

WINNIPEG — Leah Gazan, NDP MP for Winnipeg Centre, issued the following statement:

This morning we lost a titan of our movement, Stephen Lewis. 

Toronto, ON – In the early hours of this morning, Stephen Lewis died peacefully in Toronto while under hospice care. His loving wife Michele Landsberg, daughters Ilana and Jenny and his sister Janet were with him until the end.  

WINNIPEG, MB - NDP Leader Avi Lewis announced members of his senior staff today who will also comprise the core of the transition team. 

WINNIPEG — Canada’s New Democrats are happy to welcome Avi Lewis as our new leader, having received 56% of the votes on the first ballot in the party's leadership race.