Avram David (Avi) Lewis (1968– ) is a Canadian, social democratic documentary filmmaker and host of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) current-affairs program On the Map. He is the son of diplomat and former Ontario New Democratic Party Leader Stephen Lewis and journalist Michele Landsberg, the grandson of former New Democratic Party leader David Lewis, and the nephew of architect Daniel Libeskind. Image File history File links Unbalanced_scales. ... Shortcut: WP:NPOVD Articles that have been linked to this page are the subject of an NPOV dispute (NPOV stands for Neutral Point Of View; see below). ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Social democracy is a political ideology emerging in the late 19th and early 20th centuries from supporters of Marxism who believed that the transition to a socialist society could be achieved through democratic evolutionary rather than revolutionary means. ... Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt, in one fashion or another, to document reality. ... The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), a Canadian crown corporation, is the country’s national public radio and television broadcaster. ... The Ontario New Democratic Party (formerly known as the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, Ontario Section) is a social democratic political party in Ontario, Canada. ... This article is about the Canadian politician and broadcaster. ... Michele Landsberg, OC, is an award-winning Canadian writer, social activist and feminist who wrote a major column for the Toronto Star newspaper. ... This article is about the Canadian political party. ... David Lewis (born Losz),[1] CC, MA (June 23, or October 1909 -May 23, 1981)[1][2] was a Russian-born Canadian labour lawyer and social democratic politician. ... Daniel Libeskind in front of his extension to the Denver Art Museum. ...

Lewis grew up in Toronto, Canada, and attended Jarvis Collegiate and Upper Canada College. Upper Canada College (UCC) is a private elementary and secondary school for boys in downtown Toronto, Canada. ...

Between 1996 and 1998, Avi Lewis was host of The NewMusic, a music magazine show on MuchMusic and CityTV. He also served as MuchMusic's political specialist — by doing extensive special events coverage for the channel designed to engage youth in the political process. Among other events, he covered the 1993 Canadian federal election and the 1995 Quebec referendum. Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... The NewMusic is a weekly music and culture television newsmagazine that airs on the Canadian television stations MuchMusic, Citytv and Greater Torontos News Station CP24. ... MuchMusic (often referred to only as Much) is a Canadian English language cable television specialty channel owned by CTVglobemedia dedicated to music and music-related programs. ... Citytv is an English language privately owned television system in Canada. ... Popular vote map with bar graphs showing seat totals in the provinces and territories. ... Bill on the referendum and eventual declaration of independence. ...

In 1998-2001, Lewis hosted CBC Newsworld's current affairs discussion show counterSpin. CBC Newsworld is a Canadian 24-hour cable news television channel operated by the CBC. It broadcasts into over 10 million homes nation-wide, as well as into some northern states in the U.S. It is the worlds third-oldest television service of this nature, after CNN in... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ...

In 2004, Lewis and his wife Naomi Klein collaborated on The Take — a documentary which detailed the "recovered factory" movement in Argentina. Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Naomi Klein is a Canadian journalist, author and activist well known for her political analyses of corporate globalization. ... The Take is a Canadian documentary film released in 2004 by the wife and husband team of Naomi Klein and Avi Lewis. ... A recovered factory (fábrica recuperada) is a company in which its workers have taken over control, commonly after mass redundancy or intentional bankruptcy by the managment. ...

In the autumn of 2006, Lewis began hosting CBC Newsworld's The Big Picture with Avi Lewis. And in June 2007 CBC Newsworld debuted On the Map with Avi Lewis a daily (Mon-Thurs) half hour of international news spin. Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Lewis is somewhat infamous for a June 11, 2007 interview, he held with feminist political writer Ayaan Hirsi Ali. The heated interview prompted some critics to claim that he had an "anti-American" bias. Infamy, from INFAMIA, the Latin antonym of Fama (fame), means: -a negative reputation (but high profile, in modern speech often considered as a form of celebrity), as in crime, immorality, cruelty . ... is the 162nd day of the year (163rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Feminism is a social theory and political movement primarily informed and motivated by the experience of women. ... Ayaan Hirsi Ali, MA ( ; Somali: ; born Ayaan Hirsi Magan 13 November 1969[2] in Mogadishu, Somalia) is a Dutch feminist and political writer, daughter of the Somali scholar, politician, and revolutionary opposition leader Hirsi Magan Isse. ... Anti-Americanism, often Anti-American sentiment, is defined as being opposed or hostile to the United States of America, its people, its principles, or its policies. ...

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External links

• On The Map with Avi Lewis official website
• The Big Picture with Avi Lewis official website
• The Take official website