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5/If the govt’s free-vote designation for C-233 was withdrawn just hours before vote, Canadians deserve to know why and who made that decision. One Liberal MP told me: “I was made aware that it was no longer in effect hours before the vote on March 11.” Parliamentary democracy requires transparency.

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4/ My Bill C-233 aimed to close US arms loopholes. Bill was defeated, but the principle stands: Canada needs transparent, enforceable arms-export rules—MPs must be free to speak/bote without fear of political consequences.

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3/MPs are elected to represent their constituents and exercise their judgment in Parl. When a govt position or appointment can be affected by how an MP votes on a PMB, Canadians have every right to ask whether MPs are truly free to vote according to their conscience. That matters for our democracy.

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Jenny Kwan @jennykwan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

2./C-233 was about a simple principle: Canada’s arms export rules should mean what they say. I thank the MPs who supported the bill—including Sean Casey—for standing up for stronger accountability and respect for Canada’s export-control regime. Parliament must be able to hold government to account.

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1/A Parl Secretary should be able to vote according to their conscience. Sean Casey supported my C-233, which sought to close a loophole in Canada’s arms export controls. If MPs face consequences for exercising independent judgment, what does a “free vote” actually mean? www.cbc.ca/lite/story/9...

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Liberal MP says he was demoted for supporting NDP bill targeting arms export controls

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Jenny Kwan @jennykwan.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I welcome the cancellation of this contract, but why was it authorized in the first place? Canadians deserve to know who approved this $1.3B procurement failure, how much tax dollars were wasted, and how we will ensure it never happens again. www.thestar.com/politics/fed...

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Contract cancelled for RCMP’s grounded Black Hawk helicopter

A $7.5-million contract for an RCMP border patrol helicopter has been cancelled after the Star revealed it was grounded for being ineligible to operate in Canada.

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Jenny Kwan @jennykwan.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

It is completely unacceptable that people with legitimate claims to Canadian citizenship are trapped in limbo for nearly three years waiting for citizenship certificates. Families can’t wait 33 months to travel, work, study, or plan their lives. #LostCanadians Read more: www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

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Canadian citizenship certificate applications now facing nearly 3-year delays | CBC News

Less than nine months after Parliament allowed those with Canadian ancestors to be recognized as Canadian citizens, the backlog of applications has soared to a new high.

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Jenny Kwan @jennykwan.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

My open letter demanding urgent action on eTA refusal for Egyptian journalist & scholar Hossam el-Hamalawy. He was invited to speak at SFU. IRCC asks him to get papers from the Egyptian regime he fled. Canada must defend academic freedom and support human rights defenders. Min Diab must intervene.

An official House of Commons open letter from MP Jenny Kwan (Vancouver East) dated August 31, 2026, addressed to Immigration Minister Lena Diab. The letter requests urgent intervention to facilitate entry for Egyptian journalist, scholar, and human rights advocate Hossam el-Hamalawy. It outlines that el-Hamalawy, a German citizen in exile, was invited by SFU faculty for lectures in September but was denied an eTA after IRCC requested documentation from the Egyptian government regarding his past political detention and persecution.

Page 2 of MP Jenny Kwan’s open letter to Minister Diab. Kwan emphasizes that requiring a political exile to seek documentation from the regime that persecuted him compromises his safety. She highlights Canada’s commitments to human rights, press freedom, and academic freedom, urging the Minister to exercise discretion, reconsider the eTA refusal, and provide an authorization pathway before the September SFU events.

Page 3 of MP Jenny Kwan’s open letter, concluding with a request for a prompt response from the Minister detailing steps to resolve the issue, signed by Jenny Kwan, MP for Vancouver East.

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Jenny Kwan @jennykwan.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Serious concerns about extremist networks linked to intimidation, hatred, violence, and foreign interference targeting minority communities and critics. Govt must put public safety and rights of Canadians ahead of political interests. Anti-Sikh and Islamophobic hate speech have no place in Canada.

Image of a 2-page official letter from NDP MPs Heather McPherson and Jenny Kwan, dated August 7, 2026, addressed to Federal Ministers Anandasangaree, Diab, and Anand. The letter urges the Canadian government to ban RSS leader Mohan Bhagwat from entering Canada, designate the RSS as a terrorist entity, and protect targeted minority communities in Canada from violent extremism and transnational repression.

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Jenny Kwan @jennykwan.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Canada’s immigration laws is to protect people and defend democracy. NDP is calling on fed govt to deny entry to far right Indian RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and to rigorously investigate its foreign interference activities in Canada. NDP is calling to place RSS on terrorist entities list.

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Jenny Kwan @jennykwan.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Calling on Carney and Hajdu to respect workers’ constitutional right to free collective bargaining and not intervene with the process. The NDP stands in solidarity with workers for a fair comprehensive collective agreement.

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Jenny Kwan @jennykwan.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Supporting Westjet workers at the picket for a fair collective agreement. Unpaid work won’s fly! Liberals invoked Section 107 of the Labour Code ten times since 2023 and took away the workers’ right to strike and undermine the collective bargaining process to tip the scales in employers’ favour.

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Jenny Kwan @jennykwan.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Refugees accepted for resettlement to Canada must be able to reach safety without fear of foreign interference. I’ve written an open letter to Ministers @anitaanand.bsky.social & Lena Diab to demand urgent action on cases of transnational repression targeting refugees in Thailand. #HumanRights

Official open letter dated July 29, 2026, from MP Jenny Kwan (Vancouver East) addressed to Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand and Immigration Minister Lena Diab. The letter expresses grave concern over Thai authorities preventing UN-recognized refugees accepted for resettlement to Canada from departing, citing cases such as Dong Guangping, Jiang Yefei, and Zhang Xinyan. It highlights concerns over transnational repression by the People's Republic of China and political interference in international refugee protection.

Second page of the open letter by MP Jenny Kwan. It urges Global Affairs Canada to engage with Thailand, examine mechanisms under the Sergei Magnitsky Law, and work with UN human rights bodies. It requests an immediate update on steps taken by the Canadian Embassy in Bangkok to secure the safe release and travel of accepted refugees, including Ms. Zhang Xinyan. Signed by Jenny Kwan, MP for Vancouver East.

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Carney must stop hiding behind carefully worded statements and should take concrete action: support Judge Prost, oppose US extraterritorial sanctions against Canadians, and lead international efforts to defend the ICC. Canada's credibility—and future of international justice—depends on it. 7/

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Canada should work with ICC member states to reject political intimidation, defend the Court's independence, and protect those who uphold international justice. If we won't defend the institutions we helped build, who will? 6/

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The ICC exists because victims of war crimes deserve justice when national governments fail to act. Weakening the Court doesn't protect the rule of law—it protects impunity. 5/

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Canada has spent decades championing international law and a rules-based international order. Those principles mean little if we only defend them when it's politically convenient or when Washington approves. 4/

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When Canadian ICC Judge Kimberly Prost is sanctioned simply for doing her job, a statement of support isn't enough. Ottawa should stand with her by providing legal, diplomatic and practical assistance—and challenge these unjust sanctions. 3/

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Canada helped build the International Criminal Court. Now, as the Trump administration seeks to undermine it and intimidate its judges, the Carney government is standing on the sidelines. That isn't leadership. 2/

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Jenny Kwan @jennykwan.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Last Friday, the world marked International Justice Day and the 28th anniversary of the Rome Statute which established the International Criminal Court. It remains, to this day, the most effect effort to hold war criminals accountable. States Parties to the Rome Statute depend on Canada’s lead.1/

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Canadians who had their citizenship recognized under Bill C-3 are being left in the dark. IRCC promised quick answers, but weeks later, families are facing revoked passports and zero communication. I’ve sent an open letter to Minister Diab calling for immediate transparency. 👇

Official parliamentary letterhead of Jenny Kwan, Member of Parliament for Vancouver East, dated July 7, 2026. The letter is addressed to The Honourable Lena Diab, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship. The subject line reads: "Open Letter re: Outstanding C-3 Citizenship Reviews." Kwan follows up on previous calls to halt passport revocations and citizenship certificate suspensions affecting individuals under Bill C-3. She references an IRCC statement from June 30 claiming 67 outstanding cases would be resolved "within a matter of days," but notes that many affected families remain in a state of uncertainty, distress, and without communication from IRCC.

Page 2 of MP Jenny Kwan’s open letter to Minister Diab, featuring headings on systemic issues. Under "Outstanding Cases Despite IRCC's Assurance of Resolution," Kwan questions why IRCC has not prioritized the remaining 67 individuals who have suffered immediate consequences like passport seizures. Under "Inconsistent Treatment Within Families," she highlights a troubling case where a parent and child applied using the exact same lineage documentation under Bill C-3, yet only one family member received a passport revocation notice while the others did not, demonstrating a lack of consistency and transparency.

Page 3 of MP Jenny Kwan’s open letter. Under "Cases Involving Extensive Certified Documentation," she describes an individual who submitted exhaustive certified historical, birth, and marriage records, yet had their citizenship suspended without being told what evidence was supposedly insufficient. Under "Administrative Failures and Privacy Concerns," Kwan reveals a serious privacy breach where an individual whose citizenship was revalidated accidentally received another applicant's highly sensitive passport revocation notice, exposing their full name, date of birth, UCI, and passport numbers. She calls for accountability, noting that Lost Canadians are being retraumatized.

The final page of MP Jenny Kwan’s open letter, outlining seven distinct demands for the government: 1) Provide immediate status updates to all remaining under review by the end of the week; 2) Complete outstanding reviews without delay; 3) Provide clear, file-specific explanations; 4) Ensure individuals can respond before adverse decisions; 5) Explain family discrepancies; 6) Investigate the reported privacy breach; 7) Provide full transparency on the review criteria. The letter concludes by stating that citizenship should not feel like something the government can arbitrarily question, and is signed by Jenny Kwan, NDP Critic for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship.

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Jenny Kwan @jennykwan.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Million-dollar contracts signed for border helicopters that can’t even legally fly in Canada—and now the RCMP says ensuring airworthiness wasn't their job? Canadians deserve real accountability and responsible use of public funds, not institutional finger-pointing. www.thestar.com/politics/fed...

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Not our job to ensure border patrol helicopter could fly in Canada, RCMP says

The RCMP says it wasn't its job to ensure its newest border patrol helicopter was allowed to fly in Canada, even as it defends paying for the Black Hawk it

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Jenny Kwan @jennykwan.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Bailing out developers by using public funds to buy unabsorbed condos is the wrong approach to the housing crisis. It’s an investment banker’s plan that ignores root causes. Canadians deserve a strategy focused on affordable supply, not developer profits. Read my full statement. #CdnPoli #Housing

Text screenshot of an official statement from NDP Housing Critic Jenny Kwan, titled "NDP Housing Critic Jenny Kwan Statement on Government Spin on the 'Condo Conversion' Program."
In the statement, Kwan criticizes the federal and BC governments for using $1.713 billion in public funds to purchase distressed, unabsorbed private condominium units to bail out developers, rather than investing in new affordable housing or supporting non-profit and co-op housing providers. She notes this decision follows the indefinite suspension of BC's Community Housing Fund.
Kwan calls the program an "investment banker's plan" that prioritizes investors over first-time homebuyers, pointing out that Bill C-26 contains no affordability targets or safeguards. She highlights NDP-proposed alternatives, such as ending special tax treatment for Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), tackling speculation, and introducing progressively higher down payment requirements for multiple properties.
The statement concludes with seven accountability questions for the government regarding market impacts, a lack of affordability requirements, the decision not to extend the foreign buyer ban, and whether the Parliamentary Budget Office will independently review the proposal.

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Jenny Kwan @jennykwan.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Fed govt’s sudden reversal on “Lost Canadians” citizenship certificates raises serious questions about fairness & reliability at IRCC. Families shouldn't face agonizing uncertainty over valid documents. They deserve to know their status is secure and verified.

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Jenny Kwan @jennykwan.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

The Libs are using their new "Build Canada Homes" agency to buy & convert 2,200 unsold private condos in BC. Public funds should build deeply affordable, non-market social & co-op housing—not act as a safety net for corporate developers who overspeculated. 👇 www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...

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Ottawa to help finance program to buy unsold condo units in B.C. for affordable housing

The financial mechanism that will be used to acquire more than 2,200 condos is still up in the air

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Jenny Kwan @jennykwan.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Carney continued delay in implementing foreign influence transparency registry is leaving Canada dangerously vulnerable. 2 year since C-70 was passed, still no registry & no commissioner. Need action now to protect Canadians & safeguard democratic institutions. www.hilltimes.com/2026/06/23/c...

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Critics say Liberals ‘slow walking’ foreign influence registry leaves Canada vulnerable ahead of referendum - The Hill Times

As Public Safety promises the registry is 'very close to the finish line,' Conservative critic Michael Cooper says repeated delays demonstrate ‘this is not a priority.’

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Jenny Kwan @jennykwan.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Public funds must guarantee affordable homes for people, not shield private developers from market risks. Thousands of investor condos sit empty while working families, renters, and seniors are left struggling. We need to put long-term affordability ahead of developer bailouts.

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Jenny Kwan @jennykwan.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Carney rammed C-22 through committee, rushing a massive expansion of state surveillance powers without proper debate. While few minor fixes were made, core threats to digital privacy and civil liberties remain unresolved. Canadians deserve better than secret orders and closed-door cabinet overreach.

Official media statement from MP Jenny Kwan, NDP Public Safety Critic, regarding Bill C-22. The headline reads: "Carney Government Rushes Bill C-22 Through Committee, Leaving Core Privacy and Civil Liberties Threats Unresolved."
The statement expresses deep concern over the government forcing the bill through committee before parliamentarians could meaningfully debate a massive package of amendments or listen to civil liberties groups.
Kwan notes that while amendments partially improved clauses regarding encryption and systemic vulnerabilities, loopholes remain. Severe concerns around lower thresholds for foreign law enforcement to access personal information went unaddressed.
The statement calls out the bill's reliance on secret orders, closed-door cabinet discretion, and the broad collection of sensitive metadata. It concludes by stating that after-the-fact oversight is no substitute for robust safeguards before data is collected, and condemns the Carney government for curtailing committee debate on digital privacy.

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Jenny Kwan @jennykwan.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

As Parliament ends, Mark Carney’s majority government is fast-tracking corporate wish lists while rushing through massive law changes without proper democratic debate. Canadians deserve accountability, not backroom corporate deals. www.facebook.com/share/v/18rk...

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Jenny Kwan @jennykwan.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Liberals shut down debate on Bill C-26, asking Parliament to write $1.7B blank cheque for housing w/ZERO affordability targets. We cannot solve a housing crisis driven by excessive reliance on market by pumping more public money into developers' pockets. www.jennykwanndp.ca/hansard_kwan...

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HANSARD: Kwan on Bill C-26: Liberals Are Fixing a Housing Market Problem Instead of the Housing Affordability Crisis

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Jenny Kwan @jennykwan.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Affected individuals are contemplating class-action lawsuit against IRCC over this chaotic citizenship recall. Uprooting lives of Lost Canadians who followed rules is an unacceptable failure of fairness. Min Diab must freeze this initiative immediately. www.cp24.com/news/canada/... #CdnPoli #BillC3

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Minister says ‘lost Canadians’ must prove link to Canada in each generation

Immigration Minister Lena Diab says having a Canadian ancestor does not guarantee someone is eligible for Canadian citizenship.

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Jenny Kwan @jennykwan.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

IRCC is quietly telling people to surrender Canadian citizenship certificates they lawfully got under Bill C-3. This retroactive recall leaves families in limbo after making major life choices. It is a failure of fairness & competence. This initiate must freeze immediately with full data disclosure.

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Jenny Kwan @jennykwan.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Two years since Bill C-70 passed, the federal gov't is still delaying full implementation of the Foreign Influence Transparency & Accountability Act (FITAA). This inaction leaves our democratic institutions and diaspora communities exposed. My open letter to PM Carney & Min. Anandasangaree: 👇

Page 1 of an open letter dated June 15, 2026, from Jenny Kwan, Member of Parliament for Vancouver East, addressed to the Prime Minister of Canada, The Right Honourable Mark Carney, and the Minister of Public Safety, Hon. Gary Anandasangaree. The letter features the official House of Commons Canada letterhead. MP Kwan writes to express her full support for the June 11, 2026, open letter submitted by the Canadian Coalition for a Foreign Influence Transparency Registry (FITR Coalition) and the Human Rights Action Group (HRAG), endorsed by 33 multicultural, diaspora, and human rights organizations across Canada. She voices deep concern over the prolonged delays in fully implementing the Foreign Influence Transparency and Accountability Act (FITAA), noting it has been two years since Parliament passed Bill C-70. She highlights that during the study of the bill, diverse community members courageously shared experiences of foreign state intimidation, harassment, and coercion. While noting the government has nominated Mr. Anton Boegman as Commissioner, she emphasizes that the delay in finalizing his appointment and making the Registry operational has generated alarm among affected communities.

Page 2 of MP Jenny Kwan’s open letter, concluding with her official signature and designation as the Member of Parliament for Vancouver East. The page outlines five specific immediate actions demanded of the government: 1) Finalize and publish the regulations required under FITAA as soon as possible; 2) Complete the appointment of Mr. Anton Boegman as Foreign Influence Transparency Commissioner without further delay; 3) Adequately resource the Office of the Commissioner and the Office of the National Counter Foreign Interference Coordinator; 4) Strengthen engagement with impacted communities and civil society; and 5) Engage experts and other jurisdictions like CitizensLab and Taiwan with expertise in combatting mid/disinformation campaigns. The text also notes that amidst serious advocacy for an Alberta referendum, expert reports indicate Canada's institutions are targeted by Russia and the US with disinformation and MAGA influencers. It cites a May 9th, 2026, statement by CSIS Director Daniel Rogers affirming that the Alberta referendum is vulnerable to foreign interference, raising the stakes of federal inaction.

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Jenny Kwan @jennykwan.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Hongkongers who stepped up to defend democracy were promised safety in Canada. Instead, an agonizing IRCC backlog is leaving applicants stranded in a dangerous legal limbo. Liberal government must fix the processing delays immediately and fulfill its promise. vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/06/07/d...

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Vancouver rally for Hong Kong residents facing PR backlog

Around 300 Hong Kong residents and supporters gathered at Robson Square in Vancouver on Saturday, protesting PR processing backlogs.

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Jenny Kwan @jennykwan.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

The government is quietly testing AI tools in prisons to generate profile reports on offenders. Decisions impacting people's lives, rehabilitation, and release require human oversight, strict transparency, and absolute accountability—not algorithmic trial and error. www.thestar.com/politics/fed...

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Carney government testing use of AI in prisons to create profile reports of offenders

Mentioned in documents tabled in Parliament and confirmed by Correctional Service Canada, the test run comes as the Carney government tries to ramp up AI adoption.

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UBCIC @ubcic.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

"Chiefs and leaders rallied at the UBCIC Chiefs Council Meeting yesterday urging Prime Minister Carney to meet with Sharon McIvor and First Nations women leaders immediately and to pass Bill S-2 as amended by the Senate without delay." www.ubcic.bc.ca/bc_chiefs_st...

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B.C. Chiefs Stand with First Nations Women Demanding PM Carney End the Second-Generation Cut-Off

Working towards the recognition, implementation and exercise of our inherent Indigenous Title, Rights and Treaty Rights

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Jenny Kwan @jennykwan.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Strongly worded statements aren’t enough. Canadian activists were beaten, deprived of essentials, subjected to appalling conditions by Israeli officials—yet Canada refuses to ramp up real, meaningful diplomatic pressure. Ottawa must do more to demand true accountability cheknews.ca/activists-ca...

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Activists call on feds to put pressure on Israel over treatment of Gaza aid flotilla

Canadian activists detained by Israel last month while taking part in an aid flotilla trying to reach Gaza say Canada isn't doing enough to call out treatment by Israeli officials that Ottawa has call...

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In an affordability and climate crisis, our quality of life, water security, housing rights, and affordable home power must take priority over corporate tech giants. The Liberals must halt this reckless infrastructure push. 3/3

A transcript screenshot of a parliamentary statement by NDP MP Jenny Kwan. She criticizes the Prime Minister's "invest now, regulate later" AI data factory strategy, stating that building water-intensive data centres in dense residential areas like Vancouver East threatens local water security, causes noise and diesel pollution, and risks spiking home power bills—pointing to negative precedents in Virginia and Ireland. She demands that communities be prioritized over tech giants.

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Proposed water-intensive AI data centres mean 24/7 noise, constant diesel generator air pollution, and massive strain on our water supply as historic droughts loom. Global lessons show Virginia found them incompatible with housing, and Ireland's data centres swallow 22% of the grid power. 2/3

A screenshot of a parliamentary transcript snippet showing a statement delivered by NDP MP Jenny Kwan (Vancouver East).
The text reads: "Jenny Kwan (Vancouver East, NDP): Mr. Speaker, constituents of Vancouver East want the federal government to stop the “invest now, regulate later” approach of the Prime Minister's AI data factory strategy. People are deeply concerned that the proposed AI data centres in dense residential neighbourhoods would bring constant air pollution from on-site diesel generators, 24/7 noise, and impacts on water. It makes no sense to have water-intensive AI data centres on valuable land near their homes while historic drought conditions and water restrictions loom.
People in Virginia, home to the largest concentration of data centres in the world, learned that industrial-scale data centres are incompatible in residential neighbourhoods. In Ireland, 22% of the power supply is now reportedly used by data centres, adding hundreds of dollars to home hydro bills.
In the middle of an affordability and climate crisis, Vancouver East constituents want people's right to housing, quality of life, water security and affordable home power supply to come first ahead of tech giants."

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The federal government’s "invest now, regulate later" AI data factory strategy is a direct threat to residential neighbourhoods like Vancouver East. Today in the House, I stood up to demand that people be put ahead of tech giants. 1/3

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Will the Prime Minister stop the delay tactics, meet with first nations' women leaders, as requested, and pass Bill S-2 as amended now to end the discrimination and violations of the charter and international law?

A screenshot of a parliamentary transcript snippet showing an exchange between NDP MP Jenny Kwan and Liberal Minister of Indigenous Services Mandy Gull-Masty.
Jenny Kwan (Vancouver East, NDP) states: "Mr. Speaker, the government has sidelined Bill S-2 as amended, despite a court-ordered deadline to end sex- and race-based discrimination and the second-generation cut-off in the Indian Act. The UN has called on Canada to fix this by adopting Bill S-2 as amended. The majority of first nations agree and do not want more consultation. Officials and ministers say it is up to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister stop the delay tactics, meet with first nations' women leaders, as requested, and pass Bill S-2 as amended now to end the discrimination and violations of the charter and international law?"
Hon. Mandy Gull-Masty (Minister of Indigenous Services, Lib.) responds in a gray shaded box: "Mr. Speaker, I think the member is well aware that Bill S-2 is in front of the committee for study. I welcome her input. We are there to ensure that enfranchisement, the intention of this bill, is responded to. We continue to work closely with groups across the country, hearing their input. I am open to supporting these communities because enfranchisement quantifies who indigenous people are under the Indian Act. We are trying to ensure that we remove the barriers of the Indian Act on first nations people in this country. I am working on that."

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Bill C-22: NDP MP Jenny Kwan slams Lawful Access Act as 'most invasive piece of legislation'

Bill C-22 is an unacceptable assault on Canadian privacy rights. I spoke out against this deeply invasive legislation because we must draw a hard line against government overreach. Get the full story here: ca.news.yahoo.com/bill-c-22-nd...

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Critics warn the controversial bill would give sweeping powers to Canadian security intelligence and law enforcement, jeopardizing the privacy and civil liberties of citizens.

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The Immigration Minister’s clarification directly contradicts what she told Parliament last week. Was she intentionally misleading the House, or is she simply unaware of what is happening under her own responsibility? Either way, it is deeply troubling. Read more: 👇 www.msn.com/en-ca/news/c...

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NDP MPs Hold a News Conference with Gaza Flotilla Activists – June 3, 2026

Today, I stood alongside Gaza Freedom Flotilla activists to demand accountability and urgent humanitarian action. While the Liberal government stalls, millions face ongoing devastation. We cannot look away. Watch our full press conference on CPAC here: www.cpac.ca/headline-pol...

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On Parliament Hill, NDP MP Jenny Kwan holds a news conference with Canadians who took part in the Global Sumud Flotilla to deliver aid to Gaza. She is joined by NDP MP Heather McPherson and former dip...

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China has a documented history of weaponizing shared intelligence. Yet, Liberal govt signed a police co-operation agreement behind closed doors—and reports suggest we need Beijing's permission just to disclose it. We need real answers on transnational repression, not rehearsed talking points.

A screenshot of an official parliamentary transcript under "Foreign Affairs Oral Questions" from June 1st, 2026, featuring an exchange between NDP MP Jenny Kwan and Liberal Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand.
Jenny Kwan (Vancouver East, BC) asks: "Mr. Speaker, Canada signed a police co-operation agreement with China behind closed doors. The RCMP reportedly revealed that Canada cannot publicly disclose details of the MOU without Beijing's approval. The foreign affairs minister said she spoke frankly with the Chinese foreign affairs minister about human rights abuses, foreign interference and transnational repression activities last week. China has a history of weaponizing shared intelligence such as Operation Fox Hunt. Will the minister be frank with Canadians and tell us whether she asked China's permission to release the MOU, yes or no?"
Anita Anand (Minister of Foreign Affairs, Oakville East, Ontario) responds: "Mr. Speaker, let me be frank with this House and with Canadians: Canada has entered into MOUs with China with respect to combatting crime in various forms since 2010 and, as has historically been the case with this agreement, the advice of Canada's intelligence agencies is always followed. I had a productive exchange with China's minister of foreign affairs regarding areas of mutual interest. I raised issues relating to transnational repression, human rights and security domestically. I will always stand up for Canadian values."

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Chinese foreign minister's visit to Canada a 'positive sign': trade minister

Government welcoming China’s foreign minister for trade talks, but they’re still keeping Canadians in the dark. Ottawa must disclose full text of RCMP-MPS MOU. Any engagement with Beijing must be done with ironclad protections for human rights defenders. kitchener.citynews.ca/2026/05/27/c...

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OTTAWA — A planned visit by China’s foreign minister to Canada this week — the first such visit in 10 years — offers a positive sign about the state of the Canada-China relationship, International Tra...

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Privacy czar, tech giants call for changes to contentious digital evidence access bill

From encryption risks to overbroad new powers for Minister, C-22 needs significant changes. Even Canada's Privacy Commissioner says more amendments are vital to protect our data. NDP is pushing hard for accountability. We need best bill possible, not rushed legislation. www.cp24.com/news/canada/...

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Canada’s privacy commissioner and key representatives from major tech companies are adding their voices to calls for significant amendments to a federal bill which proposes a revised 'lawful access' r...

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Man denied dental coverage under national plan says insurer 'playing games' with Canadians | CBC News

Delivering dental care to Canadians is a massive win that the NDP proudly fought for, but the work doesn't stop here. We need to make sure the system works smoothly, eliminates extra out-of-pocket fees, and covers everyone who needs it. #CDCP www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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The Canadian Dental Care Plan is supposed to help millions of Canadians access dental care. But repeated denials of pre-authorization for more complex procedures, like crowns, is leaving both patients...

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