Filmmaker and journalist Avi Lewis officially announced he is running for NDP leader in a video shared on social media Friday morning.
Alberta NDP MP Heather McPherson is now listed as a registered leadership candidate with Elections Canada. She has not yet officially announced her intention to run and her spokesperson declined an interview request.
Lewis talks about the high cost of living in his video, linking high cell and food costs to a small number of companies owning most telecommunication firms and grocery chains.
He also blames the spread of wildfires on successive Liberal and Conservative governments failing to limit emissions from fossil fuels….