Lewis Praises Singh, Snubs Mulcair

0:00It's March 30th. Welcome in. This is Vancouver News Today, where local news meets AI. I'm Corey with the story. Abby Lewis just snagged the NDP leadership on the first ballot Sunday in Winnipeg, and he's already singing praises for his predecessor, Jagmeet Singh. Despite Singh staring the party to its worst election result ever last, April with just seven seats, Lewis says he'd be delighted to soak up that. Advice. He's called Singh's appeal, pure magic, with tons of love from the base and beyond. Singh reached out to Lewis and the other candidates right after the win, and they're lining up a call. But as of Monday morning, no public congrats from seeing on social media yet. Meanwhile, the NDP is down to six seats after former Nunavut MP Lori Eidlout jumped to the Liberals. Lewis is drawing a sharp line with another ex-leader, Thomas Mocare, flat out rejecting his input. Mocare grabbed 44 seats in 2015, but promised to balance the budget fast, which Lewis blames for tanking their shot at power by.

1:01gutting social spending. This democratic socialist vibe fits Lewis's push for huge public investments like full dental, vision care, even a public grocery option. He ran twice in British Columbia under Singh, coming third both times in 2021 and 2025, and once ripped Singh's deal, propping up Justin Trudeau's government. As Lewis plots the NDP's comeback, tapping Singh's charisma while ditching Mocare's moderation could reshape the party's leftward lean, setting up some real fireworks and Canadian politics ahead.