CP NewsAlert: Stephen Lewis, former politician, social activist, dies at 88

By Canadian Press on March 31, 2026.

OTTAWA — Former politician and longtime Canadian social and environmental activist Stephen Lewis has died.

Lewis, Canada’s former ambassador to the United Nations and one-time leader of the NDP in Ontario, was 88.

He is the father of Avi Lewis, who was elected leader of the federal NDP on Sunday.

The Stephen Lewis Foundation announced his death on its website today.

More coming.

The Canadian Press