What we face in Canada are multiple overlapping crises. We have the climate crisis, which is screaming down on us - all of the predictions are coming true even faster than the scientists thought. We have the inequality crisis, where the Panama Papers are a great reminder that the one per cent have actually created their own economy. We still have the crisis of child poverty, which has never been dealt with despite decades of concerned words from politicians.
If we could get proportional representation and open up roles for smaller parties in coalition governments, we could start intentionally breaking dow… - Avi Lewis
If we could get proportional representation and open up roles for smaller parties in coalition governments, we could start intentionally breaking dow…
- Avi Lewis
I think that kind of urgency is what makes this stage of the climate movement really different from what it was even a few years ago when it was much… - Avi Lewis
I think that kind of urgency is what makes this stage of the climate movement really different from what it was even a few years ago when it was much…
We're dealing with a crisis of inequality, of joblessness, of underemployment. - Avi Lewis
We're dealing with a crisis of inequality, of joblessness, of underemployment.
The thing that our system is designed to do is keep us alone and isolated in our little consumer bubble. And the most revolutionary act of all might … - Avi Lewis
The thing that our system is designed to do is keep us alone and isolated in our little consumer bubble. And the most revolutionary act of all might …
I personally feel very strongly that what it will take is not more disasters, it's that what it will take is a vision of the future that is better th… - Avi Lewis
I personally feel very strongly that what it will take is not more disasters, it's that what it will take is a vision of the future that is better th…
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 … - Avi Lewis
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 …
Catastrophic damage from climate-driven extreme weather is now an annual reality. The cost of not dealing with it will be much greater than if we try… - Avi Lewis
Catastrophic damage from climate-driven extreme weather is now an annual reality. The cost of not dealing with it will be much greater than if we try…
I'm really changed by my research. This book ["This Changes Everything" ]is very different from what I set out to write. - Avi Lewis
I'm really changed by my research. This book ["This Changes Everything" ]is very different from what I set out to write.
One of the things that could be exciting about this next phase of Canadian politics is if we could maybe have co-leaders. - Avi Lewis
One of the things that could be exciting about this next phase of Canadian politics is if we could maybe have co-leaders.
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