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The NDP's national leader, David Lewis, has had an identity problem - at times he is confused with his son Stephen, the Ontario NDP leader
The NDP's national leader, David Lewis, has had an identity problem - at times he is confused with his son Stephen, the Ontario NDP leader

The NDP's national leader, David Lewis, has had an identity problem - at times he is confused with his son Stephen, the Ontario NDP leader

Date8/17/1972
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It's a friendly jostle, as former federal NDP leader David Lewis (left) and his son, Stephen former Ontario NDP leader, arrive at the same moment today to congratulate federal NDP leader Ed Broadbent on his speech at the opening session of NDP provincial leadership convention in Toronto
It's a friendly jostle, as former federal NDP leader David Lewis (left) and his son, Stephen former Ontario NDP leader, arrive at the same moment today to congratulate federal NDP leader Ed Broadbent on his speech at the opening session of NDP provincial leadership convention in Toronto
2/3/1978
Nominated to defend his seat in Scarborough West, Ontario NDP Leader Stephen Lewis (right) has his arm held aloft in victory by the national party leader, Ed Broadbent, yesterday in Lewis headquarters on Danforth Ave
Nominated to defend his seat in Scarborough West, Ontario NDP Leader Stephen Lewis (right) has his arm held aloft in victory by the national party leader, Ed Broadbent, yesterday in Lewis headquarters on Danforth Ave
8/12/1975
Pouring coffee in his room at Royal York Hotel for visiting delegates who droppd in, Stephen Lewis, provincial NDP leadership candidate, hands a cup to one firm supporter, his father David Lewis, deputy leader of the federal NDP
Pouring coffee in his room at Royal York Hotel for visiting delegates who droppd in, Stephen Lewis, provincial NDP leadership candidate, hands a cup to one firm supporter, his father David Lewis, deputy leader of the federal NDP
10/1/1970
Stephen Lewis, leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party, casts his vote at a polling station on Parkcrest Dr. in his riding of Scarborough West as the deputy returning officer, Mrs. Jean Aitken, watches him. NDP now has 21 seats.
Stephen Lewis, leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party, casts his vote at a polling station on Parkcrest Dr. in his riding of Scarborough West as the deputy returning officer, Mrs. Jean Aitken, watches him. NDP now has 21 seats.
10/21/1971
His mother breaks up when Ontario NDP Leader Stephen Lewis tells audience at testimonial dinner for his father that she got angry and used language he'd never heard her use before when he pretended he didn't want to speak at dinner
His mother breaks up when Ontario NDP Leader Stephen Lewis tells audience at testimonial dinner for his father that she got angry and used language he'd never heard her use before when he pretended he didn't want to speak at dinner
3/28/1976
NDP leader Stephen Lewis. He had to stand on a chair in Mississauga North
NDP leader Stephen Lewis. He had to stand on a chair in Mississauga North
9/15/1975
All-star political cast of Liberal Leader Robert Nixon (left), NDP Leader Stephen Lewis, and Ontario Premier William Davis (right) yesterday taped a one-hour political television spectacular, shown in prime time CBC and CTV networks last night - and made no secret of the fact that all three of them were spectacularly unimpressed by the show
All-star political cast of Liberal Leader Robert Nixon (left), NDP Leader Stephen Lewis, and Ontario Premier William Davis (right) yesterday taped a one-hour political television spectacular, shown in prime time CBC and CTV networks last night - and made no secret of the fact that all three of them were spectacularly unimpressed by the show
10/4/1971
NDP foes meet: David Lewis, deputy leader of the New Democratic Party, faces Professor Melville Watkins (right) after Lewis had called Watkins' proposal for a mass NDP shift to the left horribly indigestible rubbish
NDP foes meet: David Lewis, deputy leader of the New Democratic Party, faces Professor Melville Watkins (right) after Lewis had called Watkins' proposal for a mass NDP shift to the left horribly indigestible rubbish
10/31/1969
NDP outgrows its Caucus room. The 38 New Democrats elected to the Legislature last week couldn't fit in their old caucus room at Queen's Park today and had to meet in a committee room to plan their strategy as Opposition. Leader Stephen Lewis (left) talked with Dr. Charles Godfrey (Durham West), of the Pickering anti-airport group People Or Planes. Behind them is former provincial leader Donald MacDonald (third from right).
NDP outgrows its Caucus room. The 38 New Democrats elected to the Legislature last week couldn't fit in their old caucus room at Queen's Park today and had to meet in a committee room to plan their strategy as Opposition. Leader Stephen Lewis (left) talked with Dr. Charles Godfrey (Durham West), of the Pickering anti-airport group People Or Planes. Behind them is former provincial leader Donald MacDonald (third from right).
9/24/1975
A guiding hand is given new NDP Leader Michael Cassidy (right) by former leader Stephen Lewis as Cassidy tests his spurs at opening session yesterday,(...)
A guiding hand is given new NDP Leader Michael Cassidy (right) by former leader Stephen Lewis as Cassidy tests his spurs at opening session yesterday,(...)
2/21/1978
Before making his last swing through northern Ontario, NDP Leader Stephen Lewis chats with 84-year-old Stephanie Jarvis over the fence at Anglican Church Home for the Aged on Bellevue Ave
Before making his last swing through northern Ontario, NDP Leader Stephen Lewis chats with 84-year-old Stephanie Jarvis over the fence at Anglican Church Home for the Aged on Bellevue Ave
6/5/1977
Ontario NDP leader Stephen Lewis gets into his limousine, provided by the provincial government
Ontario NDP leader Stephen Lewis gets into his limousine, provided by the provincial government
8/17/1973