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Avi Lewis
David and Sophie Lewis
Stephen Lewis with Michelle Lansberg
and children Ilana,
Jennifer and Avi
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Maishe's son, David, helped alter the basic
social fabric of Canada: he was a major force behind the establishment
of the CCF, Canada's first socialist party, and leader of
its successor, the NDP. Together with his son Stephen, who
was leader of the Ontario NDP in the mid-1970s, David helped
bring the social democratic movement in Canada to its most
influential point: pressuring governments to pass key social
welfare legislation.
Stephen Lewis has also made a mark since retiring from elected
politics in the late 1970s. In the 1980s, he represented Canada
as Ambassador to the United Nations with an emotional intensity
rare among diplomats, especially about issues affecting a
continent he cares passionately about - Africa. Today, as
the U.N. Secretary General's Special Envoy for AIDS in Africa,
he's working to turn back the AIDS pandemic, a fitting role
for a man who has been involved in Africa's problems since
he taught there 40 years ago.
Along with the Lewis family victories, Life & Times touches
on the setbacks - both political and personal. The program
features interviews with former Ontario Premier William Davis,
Stephen's long-time friend and political associate Gerry Caplan,
and Stephen's wife, journalist Michele Landsberg.
Original Air Date - November 20, 2001
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Secretary
General's Special Envoy for AIDS
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