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Jenny Kwan

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Member of Parliament, Vancouver East NDP Critic for Housing and Infrastructure, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Public Safety, National Security and Pacific Economic Development

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Public Safety Minister set to table new version of strong borders bill Human-rights groups have warned the bill in its current state could violate the Charter of Rights and Freedoms

@mark-carney.bsky.social ‘s centralizing approach has too many blind spots — this climbdown proves it.
Rushed, unconsulted border legislation undermines public trust and sovereignty. Canadians deserve safety laws made for Canadians, not to please Trump.

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07.10.2025 23:35 — 👍 16    🔁 5    💬 5    📌 3
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Public Safety Minister set to table new version of strong borders bill Human-rights groups have warned the bill in its current state could violate the Charter of Rights and Freedoms

The Minister’s move shows the border bill was flawed from the start. Canadians deserve public safety laws rooted in our sovereignty — not driven by Trump. The NDP will study the bill closely and judge it on its merits. #cdnpoli

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07.10.2025 23:32 — 👍 21    🔁 4    💬 3    📌 1
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Public Safety Minister set to table new version of strong borders bill Human-rights groups have warned the bill in its current state could violate the Charter of Rights and Freedoms

This sudden reversal raises serious questions: why was the “safety” border bill rushed without consultation or due diligence?
Public safety legislation should never be driven by Trump or foreign politics. Canadians deserve better. #cdnpoli

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07.10.2025 23:30 — 👍 13    🔁 1    💬 4    📌 0
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Is Kneecap banned from Canada or not? NDP urges answer in high-profile case - National | Globalnews.ca NDP MP Jenny Kwan urged Immigration Minister Lena Diab to provide transparency after she and other officials involved have declined to answer questions on the case for two weeks.

Kwan wants Minister Diab to answer if the officials Gasparro referenced are in Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), and if she or other IRCC officials authorized Gasparro to speak on their behalf publicly.

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02.10.2025 22:46 — 👍 24    🔁 5    💬 1    📌 0
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Rogue Liberal MP Vince Gasparro announced government policy without authorization?! Canadians and visitors to Canada deserve to know that they are not subject to arbitrary policy decisions. Minister should answer these questions

02.10.2025 22:30 — 👍 29    🔁 6    💬 1    📌 3
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Postal workers deliver vital services Canadians rely on — from seniors’ meds to small business shipping. The Liberals’ sweeping changes threaten jobs & our postal system. I’m proud to stand with @cupw, @unifor.org taxi drivers & allies to say: not on our watch! ✊
#FightForWorkers

02.10.2025 05:19 — 👍 70    🔁 25    💬 12    📌 2
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This morning I stood with @cupwsttp.bsky.social, @Unifor taxi drivers & labour allies. Good jobs & fair public services are under threat — but we won’t stand by. Canadians count on a strong public postal system. Together, we fight for fairness & dignity. #cdnpoli #canlab #FightForWorkers

02.10.2025 05:18 — 👍 20    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Sept 30 reminds us to confront colonialism’s lasting harms. We must commit to change—by listening, learning & acting. The path to reconciliation begins with truth. #NDTR #OrangeShirtDay 🧡

30.09.2025 22:22 — 👍 44    🔁 15    💬 0    📌 0
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Today, we remember Survivors, their families & all missing children. But remembrance is not enough—reconciliation demands action. I am committed to working with Indigenous communities to fight colonial injustices. #NDTR #EveryChildMatters 🧡

30.09.2025 22:19 — 👍 24    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 0
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Sept 30 is #OrangeShirtDay & #TruthAndReconciliation Day. We honour Survivors, families & children lost to residential schools. Reconciliation starts with truth—so justice & transformation can follow. Every child matters. 🧡

30.09.2025 22:15 — 👍 36    🔁 6    💬 1    📌 0
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Liberals are ending door-to-door mail delivery—hurting seniors, rural & Indigenous communities, and 9–5 workers. Canada Post should be built up, not torn down. #cdnpoli

26.09.2025 17:36 — 👍 25    🔁 5    💬 9    📌 3
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B.C. MP Jenny Kwan urges caution as Canada moves to mend trade relationship with China Jenny Kwan said she is an "evergreen target" of interference from Beijing

PM should remember: both countries tried to undermine Canada with foreign interference. Trade beyond the U.S. matters, but not at the cost of our sovereignty & democracy. We can’t forget that.

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25.09.2025 23:58 — 👍 18    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Parliament 24.9.2025
Presenting 7,500-signature petition urging government to suspend Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement and impose sanctions amid Gaza blockade concerns
#Gaza

25.09.2025 19:25 — 👍 24    🔁 6    💬 2    📌 1
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Parliament 24.9.2025
Will the Prime Minister let Indigenous Services take over so it can do what is necessary for indigenous-led housing providers to access the funds to build the homes the community desperately needs?

25.09.2025 18:43 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1
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Parliament 23.9.2025
Will the minister respect the constitutional right of workers to free collective bargaining and repeal section 107 of the labour code, yes or no?

25.09.2025 18:25 — 👍 12    🔁 3    💬 2    📌 0
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Build Canada Homes is ‘duplicating the bureaucracy’: NDP critic Kwan slams feds’ new affordable housing entity Independent Senator Toni Varone says the new entity is a ‘brilliant’ first step and can be a ‘traffic cop’ between the key bodies focused on home-building and infrastructure.

Scarce housing dollars must go to building homes, not duplicating agencies. Why isn’t CMHC mandated to ensure affordability? Why haven’t barriers been fixed in the last decade? Why create new bureaucracy when families need affordable homes now? #cdnpoli #housing

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23.09.2025 23:39 — 👍 22    🔁 7    💬 5    📌 0
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Build Canada Homes is ‘duplicating the bureaucracy’: NDP critic Kwan slams feds’ new affordable housing entity Independent Senator Toni Varone says the new entity is a ‘brilliant’ first step and can be a ‘traffic cop’ between the key bodies focused on home-building and infrastructure.

For over 10 years, Liberals have been asleep at the wheel. If they were serious, they’d partner with non-profits, private sector, provinces & territories to use federal lands for affordable housing—no need to reinvent the wheel. #cdnpoli #housingcrisis

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23.09.2025 23:38 — 👍 13    🔁 1    💬 2    📌 0
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Build Canada Homes is ‘duplicating the bureaucracy’: NDP critic Kwan slams feds’ new affordable housing entity Independent Senator Toni Varone says the new entity is a ‘brilliant’ first step and can be a ‘traffic cop’ between the key bodies focused on home-building and infrastructure.

The launch of Build Canada Homes is “extremely disturbing.” We already have CMHC, created to deliver affordable housing. Instead of fixing problems within CMHC, Liberals are duplicating bureaucracy in the middle of a housing crisis. #cdnpoli #housing
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23.09.2025 23:37 — 👍 18    🔁 5    💬 3    📌 0
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NDP MP Raises Concerns over Gaza Family Reunification Program Speaking with reporters on Parliament Hill, NDP MP Jenny Kwan raises concerns about the federal government’s temporary resident visa (TRV) program for Palestinian Canadians’ family members in Gaza. S...

Since January 2024, only 886 people have arrived under the Gaza TRV program — while 4,500 applications remain in limbo.
Loved ones are still in danger. This is unacceptable.
📺 Watch the press conference: www.cpac.ca/headline-pol...

22.09.2025 17:51 — 👍 32    🔁 9    💬 1    📌 4
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NDP MP Raises Concerns over Gaza Family Reunification Program Speaking with reporters on Parliament Hill, NDP MP Jenny Kwan raises concerns about the federal government’s temporary resident visa (TRV) program for Palestinian Canadians’ family members in Gaza. S...

Today I joined Gazan Canadians, families & allies to call for urgent action on the Gaza TRV program.
Families remain trapped in life-threatening conditions as applications stall. Canada must act now.
📺 Watch: www.cpac.ca/headline-pol...

22.09.2025 17:48 — 👍 14    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Not Every Canadian MP Stood to Honour Charlie Kirk | The Tyee South Surrey MP Ernie Klassen said he and other colleagues abstained from the gesture. Here’s why.

Statement from MP Jenny Kwan, said that none of NDP’s MPs participated in the standing ovation. Kwan denounces political violence, but “anyone with a platform should always be mindful that political rhetoric that is incendiary, racist and dehumanizing is unacceptable.” thetyee.ca/News/2025/09...

19.09.2025 23:41 — 👍 107    🔁 36    💬 2    📌 6
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NDP MP Jenny Kwan Discusses Arms Exports Bill – September 19, 2025 NDP MP Jenny Kwan speaks with reporters on Parliament Hill after tabling a private member’s bill. The legislation is aimed at closing loopholes in Canadian law related to arms exports. Kwan is joined ...

Loopholes in Canada’s arms export laws allow weapons & parts made here to end up in conflict zones like Gaza & Yemen via the U.S. My bill would stop this.
Full press conference: www.cpac.ca/headline-pol...

19.09.2025 18:04 — 👍 35    🔁 11    💬 1    📌 0
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NDP MP Jenny Kwan Discusses Arms Exports Bill – September 19, 2025 NDP MP Jenny Kwan speaks with reporters on Parliament Hill after tabling a private member’s bill. The legislation is aimed at closing loopholes in Canadian law related to arms exports. Kwan is joined ...

Canadian-made weapons should never fuel war, repression, or attacks on civilians. My bill ensures exports are transparent, accountable & in line with our Arms Trade Treaty obligations.
Details here: www.cpac.ca/headline-pol...

19.09.2025 18:02 — 👍 26    🔁 10    💬 0    📌 1
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NDP MP Jenny Kwan Discusses Arms Exports Bill – September 19, 2025 NDP MP Jenny Kwan speaks with reporters on Parliament Hill after tabling a private member’s bill. The legislation is aimed at closing loopholes in Canadian law related to arms exports. Kwan is joined ...

Today I tabled a bill to close dangerous loopholes in Canada’s arms export laws. 🇨🇦 must not be complicit in human rights abuses abroad.
Watch my press conference here: www.cpac.ca/headline-pol...

19.09.2025 18:01 — 👍 19    🔁 9    💬 0    📌 0
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NDP MP Jenny Kwan Discusses Arms Exports Bill – September 19, 2025 NDP MP Jenny Kwan speaks with reporters on Parliament Hill after tabling a private member’s bill. The legislation is aimed at closing loopholes in Canadian law related to arms exports. Kwan is joined ...

I was joined by @OxfamQuebec, @CJPME, @IndJewishVoices & @CMPACanada in calling for action to end Canada’s complicity in human rights abuses through arms exports.
Watch here: www.cpac.ca/headline-pol...

19.09.2025 18:00 — 👍 16    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
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NDP eyes comeback with a return to the left After a ‘brutal’ election, the party is focused on contrasting itself with Carney’s ‘conservative’ tendencies.

Carney has no mandate for $150B+ in NATO spending to appease Trump. That’s more than Canada transfers to provinces for healthcare. Invest in housing & social programs, not austerity cuts. 🇨🇦 deserves sovereignty—not Trump’s agenda. #cdnpoli #NATO

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18.09.2025 18:50 — 👍 23    🔁 6    💬 2    📌 2
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Strong-borders bill could compromise cybersecurity in Canada, experts warn Legislation would prohibit electronic service providers from warning each other of vulnerabilities found in their systems so they can bolster their defences against hackers

Bill C-2 is a deeply flawed bill. It hands the govt sweeping new surveillance powers & threatens Canadians’ privacy.

It would even let law enforcement demand info—w/out a warrant—on whether you’ve seen a doctor, psychiatrist, or other providers. #cdnpoli www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...

17.09.2025 23:41 — 👍 82    🔁 44    💬 6    📌 6
Jenny Kwan, "Strong Borders Act" on Sept. 16th, 2025 | openparliament.ca

7/ This is not the Canada I know.
This is not the Canada Canadians voted for.

I call on every MP to vote against Bill C-2 and send this dangerous legislation back to the drawing board. #cdnpoli #StopBillC2
🔗 openparliament.ca/debates/2025...

17.09.2025 21:16 — 👍 54    🔁 27    💬 1    📌 1
Jenny Kwan, "Strong Borders Act" on Sept. 16th, 2025 | openparliament.ca

6/ Communities want safety & secure borders.
We already have the tools—warrants, court orders, oversight—that protect rights while ensuring safety.

Bill C-2 rips away those safeguards. That’s not how democracy works. #cdnpoli
🔗 openparliament.ca/debates/2025...

17.09.2025 21:15 — 👍 13    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

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