Avi Lewis prepares NDP strategy for Quebec
Avi Lewis French immersion helps the NDP strengthen its Quebec campaign strategy See how he’s building ties in Montreal and preparing for key riding openings
NDP Leader Avi Lewis is spending time in Montreal to improve his French before heading into the campaign trail, where he plans to support party candidates in Quebec ridings that are soon expected to open up.
The CBC report says Lewis, an anglophone leader, is taking intensive French immersion courses as part of an effort to strengthen the party’s position in a province where the NDP faces a difficult path.
The piece focuses on how Lewis is trying to build connections in Quebec and navigate the party’s political challenges there as vacancies in Montrealarea seats create new opportunities.