Background
He is a member of the New Democratic Party, as was his father Andrew Brewin.
He is a member of the New Democratic Party, as was his father Andrew Brewin.
Brewin first ran for federal office in 1984 against veteran Personal Computer incumbent Allan McKinnon. He came in second in that election, losing by 4,108 or 8 per central In 1993, he lost his attempt at re-election to Liberal David Anderson.
He came in third, also behind the Reform Party candidate.
In 2002, he "raised eyebrows" in the media and the party when he correctly predicted that NDP leader Alexa McDonough would step down that year. He also correctly predicted the strength of the then-potential Jack Layton candidacy for the leadership.
Brewin now practises law for the Toronto firm of Ryder Wright Blair and Holmes. With Derek Fudge, he co-authored Free Collective Bargaining: Human Right or Canadian Illusion, published in 2005 by the National Union of Public and General Employees and the United Food and Chemical Workers Union.
The study reviewed more than 20 years" erosion of bargaining rights in Canada.
He lives in Toronto and Lakefield.
