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Geoff Russ: Don’t underestimate the appeal of Avi Lewis’s Third Worldism

Avi Lewis was elected leader of the New Democrats on Sunday with a smashing first ballot win, inheriting a skeleton of a party. Only six NDP MPs sit in the House of Commons after Nunavut’s Lori Idlout’s recent floorcrossing.

However, this is a time of revived left-wing radicalism in the English-speaking world. Do not dismiss Lewis, as many have. If he plays his cards right, he will not be a punchline for long.

You gotta pray Canadians aren’t that dumb. Pray a lot.

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