Stephen Lewis Comments on Canadian Election Results & NDP Gains (Democracy Now!) Part 1 of 2

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Stephen Lewis Comments on Canadian Election Results & NDP Gains (Democracy Now!) Part 2 of 2

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Democracy Now! interviews Stephen Lewis, long-time member of the National Democratic Party, about the results of the Canadian elections. The Conservative party, led by Prime Minister Stephen Harper, was elected to a majority in the Canadian parliament, ending five years of minority government. The election also saw major gains for the left-leaning National Democratic Party, which won enough seats to become the official opposition party for the first time. Harper has vowed to continue pro-corporate policies that have led critics to label his government the most right-wing in recent Canadian history. Lewis led the NDP party in Ontario during the 1970s. He later served as Canada's ambassador the United Nations in the 1980s and later as the United Nations' special envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa. He is the co-founder and co-director of the organization, AIDS-Free World.

Watch Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RW8RIHNL6k

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