Once you feel the desire to engage, think about what you're good at and what you can contribute. It's about breaking down the idea that there are activists and ordinary people.
Avi LewisOne of the things that could be exciting about this next phase of Canadian politics is if we could maybe have co-leaders.
Avi LewisI 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 than our present.
Avi LewisCatastrophic 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 to pre-empt some of those disaster cleanups by actually investing in the shift now.
Avi LewisIf we could get proportional representation and open up roles for smaller parties in coalition governments, we could start intentionally breaking down the cult of personality that is one of the most distorting things about our electoral system in Canada. We had a constellation of social actors behind the Leap Manifesto. And we created something bigger than ourselves.
Avi Lewis