Avi Lewis vows to unify NDP but stands by attacks on Mulcair, former Alberta minister

WINNIPEG — Frontrunner Avi Lewis vowed to unify the NDP in his last media scrum before the party’s new leader is announced on Sunday, but he stood by attacks on two prominent moderate figures within the party.

Lewis doubled down on earlier comments he made criticizing Thomas Mulcair, former federal NDP leader and Quebec lieutenant, telling reporters that Mulcair set the party back years by pivoting to the right ahead of the 2015 federal election.

“I think Tom Mulcair made a decision in the 2015 election that cost us a lot...