Avi Lewis: Green Energy, Jobs, and Climate Action

0:00It's April 6th, Canada news today starts now, AI powered and ready. I'm Cory with the story. AV Lewis just snagged the new Democratic Party leadership on March 29th, 2026 in Winnipeg. He spired up about ditching oil dependency for green tech, like heat pumps and east-west power grid, better public transit and electrified rides. The GO, new jobs and cash flow from Canada's wind, solar and hydro boom, transitioning oil sand's workers without leaving them high and dry. Before politics, even Prime Minister Mark Carney pushed these ideas, calling for a smart shift away from fossil fuels. Lewis draws from past efforts, like Justin Trudeau's, just transition talk, but now big oil's digging in, whining about carbon rules and methane cuts. While chasing record profits, critics paint Lewis as too wild, saying he'll tank the economy and scare voters with his straight talk on climate, Gaza and retooling services like. Groceries or telecom, but folks in wildfire hit northern towns, melting Arctic communities

1:05and rising food cost victims see more oil pumps as the real madness amid. Scorching summers, Lewis ain't eyeing the PMC tomorrow, yet his push challenges oil giants rebranding from green promises to straight up oil sands alliance. Europe, South America, even China are already cutting oil ties without crashing, proving green energy stabilizes prices rocked by Middle East chaos. Canada's got wealth to spare for dignified lives, childcare, full Medicare, fair telecom. Lewis's voice could jolt our leaders from oil bank comfort, rallying the 99% against right-wing noise and liberal drift.