Avi Lewis should take a page out of the Justin Trudeau playbook

There's very little—if anything—stopping the new NDP leader from making it the Avi Lewis Party and infusing it with the values and priorities that he holds dear, just as former prime minister Justin Trudeau rebuilt the Liberal Party in his own image.

Avi Lewis addresses the NDP national convention at the RBC Convention Centre in Winnipeg on March 28, 2026. Lewis should look to former prime minister Justin Trudeau for tips on how to rebuild a political party after Trudeau brought the Liberals back to life in 2015, writes Lori Turnbull.The Hill Times photograph by Matthew Merkel

Opinion

BY LORI TURNBULL

April 6, 2026

Now that Avi Lewis has taken over the leadership of the federal New Democratic Party, he has the daunting task of saving a party which, in the last election, had a near-death experience.

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