Svend Robinson
@svendrobinson.bsky.social
Burnaby MP 1979-2004
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria Geneva 2008-18
JS Woodsworth Chair Simon Fraser University SFU 2020-21
LLD Doctor of Laws HC SFU 2023
Writing history of LGBT Purge in Canada...
(he/him)
sjr666666@hotmail.com
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria Geneva 2008-18
JS Woodsworth Chair Simon Fraser University SFU 2020-21
LLD Doctor of Laws HC SFU 2023
Writing history of LGBT Purge in Canada...
(he/him)
sjr666666@hotmail.com
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Today 12 Feb is the anniversary of the death of the most courageous woman I knew, my dear friend Sue Rodriguez. Sue led the fight for the right to die with dignity when she chose, and respect for rights of people with disabilities.
Honour her memory❤️
www.dyingwithdignity.ca/blog/sue_rod...
Honour her memory❤️
www.dyingwithdignity.ca/blog/sue_rod...
Leading with courage: Honouring Sue Rodriguez | Dying With Dignity Canada
After a diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in 1991, Sue Rodriguez challenged the validity of Canada’s prohibition on assisted…
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February 12, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Today 12 Feb is the anniversary of the death of the most courageous woman I knew, my dear friend Sue Rodriguez. Sue led the fight for the right to die with dignity when she chose, and respect for rights of people with disabilities.
Honour her memory❤️
www.dyingwithdignity.ca/blog/sue_rod...
Honour her memory❤️
www.dyingwithdignity.ca/blog/sue_rod...
Kirsty was a friend and a passionate and dedicated advocate for The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria, and for a better world.
A kind, compassionate and fun woman who cared deeply.
RIP old friend, condolences to Sven (the other Svend in her life) her family and all those who loved her ❤️
A kind, compassionate and fun woman who cared deeply.
RIP old friend, condolences to Sven (the other Svend in her life) her family and all those who loved her ❤️
January 27, 2026 at 8:07 AM
Kirsty was a friend and a passionate and dedicated advocate for The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria, and for a better world.
A kind, compassionate and fun woman who cared deeply.
RIP old friend, condolences to Sven (the other Svend in her life) her family and all those who loved her ❤️
A kind, compassionate and fun woman who cared deeply.
RIP old friend, condolences to Sven (the other Svend in her life) her family and all those who loved her ❤️
Last day to join the party to support Avi Lewis!
Your vote could make the difference ❤️
Your vote could make the difference ❤️
Just 3 days left, until Wednesday 28 January, to sign up to support Avi Lewis for federal NDP leader.
I've rejoined the party to vote for Avi.
Hope you and your friends will too...your voice, your vote, will make a difference.
act.lewisforleader.ca/become-an-nd...
I've rejoined the party to vote for Avi.
Hope you and your friends will too...your voice, your vote, will make a difference.
act.lewisforleader.ca/become-an-nd...
January 27, 2026 at 7:58 AM
Last day to join the party to support Avi Lewis!
Your vote could make the difference ❤️
Your vote could make the difference ❤️
2 days left!
Just 3 days left, until Wednesday 28 January, to sign up to support Avi Lewis for federal NDP leader.
I've rejoined the party to vote for Avi.
Hope you and your friends will too...your voice, your vote, will make a difference.
act.lewisforleader.ca/become-an-nd...
I've rejoined the party to vote for Avi.
Hope you and your friends will too...your voice, your vote, will make a difference.
act.lewisforleader.ca/become-an-nd...
January 26, 2026 at 3:28 PM
2 days left!
Just 3 days left, until Wednesday 28 January, to sign up to support Avi Lewis for federal NDP leader.
I've rejoined the party to vote for Avi.
Hope you and your friends will too...your voice, your vote, will make a difference.
act.lewisforleader.ca/become-an-nd...
I've rejoined the party to vote for Avi.
Hope you and your friends will too...your voice, your vote, will make a difference.
act.lewisforleader.ca/become-an-nd...
January 25, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Just 3 days left, until Wednesday 28 January, to sign up to support Avi Lewis for federal NDP leader.
I've rejoined the party to vote for Avi.
Hope you and your friends will too...your voice, your vote, will make a difference.
act.lewisforleader.ca/become-an-nd...
I've rejoined the party to vote for Avi.
Hope you and your friends will too...your voice, your vote, will make a difference.
act.lewisforleader.ca/become-an-nd...
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Vancouver, you brought the house down!
More than 400 people packed the room with hope and energy.
The grassroots momentum behind our campaign is only surging. Come be part of it!
The deadline to join the NDP so you can vote in the leadership race is Jan 28: avilewis.link/join
More than 400 people packed the room with hope and energy.
The grassroots momentum behind our campaign is only surging. Come be part of it!
The deadline to join the NDP so you can vote in the leadership race is Jan 28: avilewis.link/join
January 20, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Vancouver, you brought the house down!
More than 400 people packed the room with hope and energy.
The grassroots momentum behind our campaign is only surging. Come be part of it!
The deadline to join the NDP so you can vote in the leadership race is Jan 28: avilewis.link/join
More than 400 people packed the room with hope and energy.
The grassroots momentum behind our campaign is only surging. Come be part of it!
The deadline to join the NDP so you can vote in the leadership race is Jan 28: avilewis.link/join
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Thrilled for the support from 6 powerful labour leaders: private and public, veteran and young, all united in passion for justice.
We share a belief: the NDP and trade unions must fight together for an ambitious vision guaranteeing a dignified life for ALL workers.
Join us: avilewis.link/join
We share a belief: the NDP and trade unions must fight together for an ambitious vision guaranteeing a dignified life for ALL workers.
Join us: avilewis.link/join
January 19, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Thrilled for the support from 6 powerful labour leaders: private and public, veteran and young, all united in passion for justice.
We share a belief: the NDP and trade unions must fight together for an ambitious vision guaranteeing a dignified life for ALL workers.
Join us: avilewis.link/join
We share a belief: the NDP and trade unions must fight together for an ambitious vision guaranteeing a dignified life for ALL workers.
Join us: avilewis.link/join
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I'm honoured to have the support of six amazing climate leaders from across the country and around the world.
Climate impacts are stealing lives, costing billions, and only getting more intense.
Our politics needs an injection of urgency: a climate emergency plan. A Green New Deal.
Climate impacts are stealing lives, costing billions, and only getting more intense.
Our politics needs an injection of urgency: a climate emergency plan. A Green New Deal.
January 16, 2026 at 9:03 PM
I'm honoured to have the support of six amazing climate leaders from across the country and around the world.
Climate impacts are stealing lives, costing billions, and only getting more intense.
Our politics needs an injection of urgency: a climate emergency plan. A Green New Deal.
Climate impacts are stealing lives, costing billions, and only getting more intense.
Our politics needs an injection of urgency: a climate emergency plan. A Green New Deal.
Great news, a powerful endorsement from a respected trailblazer! ❤️
A profound honour to have this endorsement from MP @leahgazan.bsky.social, one of our movement’s strongest and most principled leaders.
Join the NDP. Let’s win this race — and let’s win a government that serves the many, not the money.
https://avilewis.link/join
Join the NDP. Let’s win this race — and let’s win a government that serves the many, not the money.
https://avilewis.link/join
Leah Gazan endorses Avi Lewis for leader of the federal NDP
A profound honour to have this endorsement from MP Leah Gazan, one of our movement’s strongest and most principled leaders. Join the NDP. Let’s win this race...
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January 15, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Great news, a powerful endorsement from a respected trailblazer! ❤️
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I believe Avi Lewis is the leader the NDP needs right now.
He’s someone who gives us hope, unites our movements, and offers bold, inspiring solutions to tackle affordability while upholding human rights without qualification or exception. (1/2)
He’s someone who gives us hope, unites our movements, and offers bold, inspiring solutions to tackle affordability while upholding human rights without qualification or exception. (1/2)
A profound honour to have this endorsement from MP @leahgazan.bsky.social, one of our movement’s strongest and most principled leaders.
Join the NDP. Let’s win this race — and let’s win a government that serves the many, not the money.
https://avilewis.link/join
Join the NDP. Let’s win this race — and let’s win a government that serves the many, not the money.
https://avilewis.link/join
Leah Gazan endorses Avi Lewis for leader of the federal NDP
A profound honour to have this endorsement from MP Leah Gazan, one of our movement’s strongest and most principled leaders. Join the NDP. Let’s win this race...
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January 15, 2026 at 3:11 PM
I believe Avi Lewis is the leader the NDP needs right now.
He’s someone who gives us hope, unites our movements, and offers bold, inspiring solutions to tackle affordability while upholding human rights without qualification or exception. (1/2)
He’s someone who gives us hope, unites our movements, and offers bold, inspiring solutions to tackle affordability while upholding human rights without qualification or exception. (1/2)
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We are hosting an NDP Leadership Debate on Palestine, January 21 at 7:00 PM EST. Registration is required: www.eventbrite.ca/e/ndp-leader...
January 13, 2026 at 5:45 PM
We are hosting an NDP Leadership Debate on Palestine, January 21 at 7:00 PM EST. Registration is required: www.eventbrite.ca/e/ndp-leader...
Wonderful endorsement.
Thanks brother.
Thanks brother.
I’m deeply grateful to have the support of David Suzuki. For decades, he’s been a clarion voice on climate, calling on Canada to listen to science, nature, and Indigenous teachings. His fire only burns brighter with time. The hour is late: we need to get to work.
Join us: https://avilewis.link/join
Join us: https://avilewis.link/join
January 13, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Wonderful endorsement.
Thanks brother.
Thanks brother.
Happy 92nd birthday Jean!
January 11, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Happy 92nd birthday Jean!
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The US has attacked a country, kidnapped its head of state, and is seizing its oil. Trump has invoked the Monroe Doctrine.
This is a moment for Canada to stand up: condemn this act of imperialism. Reject impunity and the politics of brute force.
This is a moment for Canada to stand up: condemn this act of imperialism. Reject impunity and the politics of brute force.
January 3, 2026 at 6:31 PM
The US has attacked a country, kidnapped its head of state, and is seizing its oil. Trump has invoked the Monroe Doctrine.
This is a moment for Canada to stand up: condemn this act of imperialism. Reject impunity and the politics of brute force.
This is a moment for Canada to stand up: condemn this act of imperialism. Reject impunity and the politics of brute force.
Magical
Happy New Year ❤️
Happy New Year ❤️
What the KENNEDY Center used to be…
Remember that time Aretha Franklin performed at the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors, paying tribute to Carole King, who co-wrote “You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman,” and it brought a tear to Obama’s eye and everyone to their feet? And Carole King’s reaction. Wow.
Remember that time Aretha Franklin performed at the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors, paying tribute to Carole King, who co-wrote “You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman,” and it brought a tear to Obama’s eye and everyone to their feet? And Carole King’s reaction. Wow.
January 1, 2026 at 6:51 AM
Magical
Happy New Year ❤️
Happy New Year ❤️
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“We need a win — and we won’t get it if we don’t believe we can.”
As the year ends, here's the wonderful @naomiaklein.bsky.social on what she's looking forward to in 2026 – and why it can be better than the year we’re leaving behind.
Join us: lewisforleader.ca
youtube.com/shorts/nSEVC...
As the year ends, here's the wonderful @naomiaklein.bsky.social on what she's looking forward to in 2026 – and why it can be better than the year we’re leaving behind.
Join us: lewisforleader.ca
youtube.com/shorts/nSEVC...
We need a win — and we won’t get it if we don’t believe we can
YouTube video by Avi Lewis
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January 1, 2026 at 1:51 AM
“We need a win — and we won’t get it if we don’t believe we can.”
As the year ends, here's the wonderful @naomiaklein.bsky.social on what she's looking forward to in 2026 – and why it can be better than the year we’re leaving behind.
Join us: lewisforleader.ca
youtube.com/shorts/nSEVC...
As the year ends, here's the wonderful @naomiaklein.bsky.social on what she's looking forward to in 2026 – and why it can be better than the year we’re leaving behind.
Join us: lewisforleader.ca
youtube.com/shorts/nSEVC...
Love it! Congratulations to Jenny and Sara...now let's get your brother elected in March.
December 29, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Love it! Congratulations to Jenny and Sara...now let's get your brother elected in March.
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Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
December 27, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
Shame.
Billions for NATO weapons and cuts for The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria.
Liberal cuts will mean more children dying of preventable diseases malaria, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS.
Hope all parties will fight this unprecedented cut.
Shame.
grandmothersadvocacy.org/news/canada-...
Billions for NATO weapons and cuts for The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria.
Liberal cuts will mean more children dying of preventable diseases malaria, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS.
Hope all parties will fight this unprecedented cut.
Shame.
grandmothersadvocacy.org/news/canada-...
Canada Reduces its Commitment to The Global Fund - Grandmothers Advocacy Network (GRAN)
Canadian civil society organizations are concerned by the Government of Canada’s reduced pledge to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and
grandmothersadvocacy.org
November 22, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Shame.
Billions for NATO weapons and cuts for The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria.
Liberal cuts will mean more children dying of preventable diseases malaria, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS.
Hope all parties will fight this unprecedented cut.
Shame.
grandmothersadvocacy.org/news/canada-...
Billions for NATO weapons and cuts for The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria.
Liberal cuts will mean more children dying of preventable diseases malaria, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS.
Hope all parties will fight this unprecedented cut.
Shame.
grandmothersadvocacy.org/news/canada-...
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My position is clear: I am unequivocally opposed to any new fossil fuel development — including LNG.
We must have the courage to say this to every government, of any stripe: if you’re building new pipelines or fossil infrastructure, this shall not pass.
#cdnpoli
We must have the courage to say this to every government, of any stripe: if you’re building new pipelines or fossil infrastructure, this shall not pass.
#cdnpoli
November 20, 2025 at 11:50 PM
My position is clear: I am unequivocally opposed to any new fossil fuel development — including LNG.
We must have the courage to say this to every government, of any stripe: if you’re building new pipelines or fossil infrastructure, this shall not pass.
#cdnpoli
We must have the courage to say this to every government, of any stripe: if you’re building new pipelines or fossil infrastructure, this shall not pass.
#cdnpoli
Respect and solidarity
November 21, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Respect and solidarity
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MAMDANI! 😍
Almost-live reaction from @naomiaklein.bsky.social the @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social victory party!
What a night: democratic socialism for the win, with a laser-like focus on the everyday emergency of just trying to get by. With solutions as big as the crises we face.
youtu.be/901stGWw96E
What a night: democratic socialism for the win, with a laser-like focus on the everyday emergency of just trying to get by. With solutions as big as the crises we face.
youtu.be/901stGWw96E
Zohran Mamdani WINS!!! - Live from NYC | Avi Lewis & Naomi Klein
YouTube video by Avi Lewis
youtu.be
November 5, 2025 at 6:13 AM
MAMDANI! 😍
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"Le Canada doit utiliser tous les outils diplomatiques et économiques à sa disposition pour isoler Israël, contester son impunité et mettre IMMÉDIATEMENT fin au génocide." - Avi
#GazaSousAttaque #cdnpoli #NPD2026
#GazaSousAttaque #cdnpoli #NPD2026
September 29, 2025 at 11:49 PM
"Le Canada doit utiliser tous les outils diplomatiques et économiques à sa disposition pour isoler Israël, contester son impunité et mettre IMMÉDIATEMENT fin au génocide." - Avi
#GazaSousAttaque #cdnpoli #NPD2026
#GazaSousAttaque #cdnpoli #NPD2026