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| | Lewis, David |
 | | Lewis continued to serve in a variety of NDP executive posts, culminating in his election as leader at a long and polarized 1971 NDP convention in which he defeated Jim Laxer, representing the WAFFLE, a left-wing NDP faction. |
 | | Lewis, campaigning on the theme of "corporate welfare bums," achieved his greatest political prominence in 1972 when he held the balance of power in the Liberal MINORITY GOVERNMENT of 1972-74. |
 | | Lewis's legacy continues through his family; two of his sons (Michael and Stephen LEWIS) and one of his daughters (Janet Solberg) have been key NDP figures, while one of his grandsons, Avi Lewis, is a prominent political commentator on television. |
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