Defense spending and priorities

NDP Leader Avi Lewis has a massive task ahead of him. When host Noor Azrieh last spoke with him before the leadership election, he said he had a plan. Well, how’s that working out for him? 

Host: Noor Azrieh

Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Host/Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)

Guests: NDP Leader Avi Lewis

Background reading:

• Are you paying more than your neighbour? It could be 'surveillance pricing' – CBC News
• Provincial NDP leaders react to Avi Lewis’ ascension to federal NDP leadership – Rabble
• Sask. and federal NDP clash over stance on fossil fuels in open letter – CBC News
• Here's the 'experiment' NDP Leader Avi Lewis is trying to run in Canadian politics – CBC News

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