Stephen Lewis, Canadian politician and social activist, dies aged 88

<p>Lewis was the father of Avi Lewis, who was elected leader of the progressive New Democratic party one day before his father died</p><p>Stephen Lewis, the Canadian diplomat, politician and human rights advocate, who spent decades tirelessly working to focus global attention on the HIV/Aids epidemic, has died of cancer.</p><p>Lewis, who served as the Canadian ambassador to the United Nations, as well as the head of Ontario’s New Democratic party (NDP), was 88.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/01/stephen-lewis-canadian-politician-and-social-activist-dies-aged-88">Continue reading...</a>