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I think Canada deserves a forthrightly left electoral alternative. I don't see the advantage for our democracy in having a number of parties crowded in the centre. The Liberals are experts at co-opting left language and framings during campaigns, and historically, we know they don't govern like that.

Avi Lewis

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Avi Lewis
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: January 1
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