Leah Gazan
- Born
- April 8, 1972 — Thompson, Manitoba
- Career
- Lecturer at the Faculty of Education in University of Winnipeg; President for the Social Planning council of Winnipeg
- Political Experience
- First elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 Canadian federal election, serving as the member of Parliament (MP) for Winnipeg Centre.
- Notable
- Participated in Idle No More, advocated for acknowledgement of injustice perpetuated against Indigenous Canadian adoptive children at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.
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Business & Financial Interests
Before entering federal politics, Leah Gazan was an educator and activist. She worked as an instructor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Winnipeg. Her work focused on Indigenous issues and social justice. She was also active in community organizing and advocacy for many years.
Key Relationships & Connections
As a Member of Parliament for the New Democratic Party, Gazan is a member of the caucus led by Jagmeet Singh. She is known for her close ties to Indigenous rights movements and activist organizations across Canada. Her mother, Gladys Gazan, was reportedly a well-known community activist who influenced her work.
Public Controversies
Leah Gazan has been at the center of public debate for her strong advocacy on certain issues. In 2021, she successfully introduced a motion in the House of Commons to have Canada's residential school system recognized as a genocide, a move that was significant but also generated discussion. More recently, her statements regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict have drawn considerable attention and controversy. She has been a vocal critic of Israel's military actions in Gaza, and her use of the term "genocide" to describe the situation has been criticized by some pro-Israel advocacy groups and other political figures.
Where Leah falls on key policy spectrums
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Prime Minister Mr. Speaker, this week the Liberals tabled water legislation that would fail to recognize clean drinking water as a human right. Today I stood with Grassy Narrows First Nation, where children continue to suffer mercury poisoning caused by decades of government and corporate neglect. This is a national disgrace. When challenged to deliver justice, the's response to a woman living
Mr. Speaker, this has been one of the most disappointing years of my nearly seven years in Parliament, watching the Carney government bulldoze constitutional rights and human rights. The final blow came this week when the Liberals tabled new water legislation after years of failing to end long-term boil advisories. This bill does not recognize safe, clean water as a human right for first nations.
Prime Minister Minister of Agriculture Mr. Speaker, I would also like to rise today to table a petition to put in place a horse export ban. The citizens in my riding are calling on the residents of Canada to call on the government, through theand the, to ban the live export of horses for slaughter by amending the health of animals regulations to prohibit this practice.
C‑37 Mr. Speaker, the minister tabled Billyesterday, yet its definition of “First Nation lands” is limited to reserve lands under section 91(24) of the BNA Act. While the bill repeatedly references UNDRIP's application, it appears restricted to reserves. Indigenous peoples have rights that extend beyond reserve boundaries into their traditional territories. Can the minister confirm that UNDRIP,
Mr. Speaker, lastly, I would like to table a petition from the residents of Canada that calls on the government to issue a directive under section 19 of the Nuclear Safety and Control Act and order the CNSC to revoke the license of the NSDF at Chalk River.
Mr. Speaker, I also rise today to table e‑petition 7135, which calls on the government to modernize the disability tax credit by revising its eligibility criteria and administrative interpretation to recognize the fluctuating episodic nature of disabilities such as multiple sclerosis and to align the DTC with the disability definition used by the Accessible Canada Act and the Canada Disability
Mr. Speaker, I am honoured to rise today to table e‑petition 7402 in response to Manitobans who are calling for a public health emergency in light of the preventable passing of too many community members in the recent weeks due to toxic drug supply. They are calling on the government to increase funding to substance use and addiction programs, the community action fund and the harm reduction