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.
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Mr. Speaker, the member talks about how committed the government is to reconciliation while Amnesty International is being quoted as saying, “when it relates to Indigenous rights...we are stepping back”. C-5 S-2 The member talks about how great the Liberals are at consulting. Bill, which was passed in record time, violates the constitutionally enshrined rights of indigenous people, yet for Bill,
Mr. Speaker, so here we are again, debating a court decision in the House of Commons, based on arguments that misrepresent and distort a ruling confirming the aboriginal title of the Cowichan nation. This motion does not reflect the actual goals of the nation or the findings of the court. Instead, it attempts to pit individual property rights against indigenous rights protected under the
Mr. Speaker, the previous speaker on the motion spoke of putting international law aside and sitting down together about a Canadian version of reconciliation. Does the leader of His Majesty's loyal opposition know and agree that the legislation we adopt in this place is presumed to be consistent with our international obligations, yes or no?
Mr. Speaker, I want to speak to the multi-million-dollar project in question that was raised by Councillor Alexa Loo. This is what the bank said about why the project did not go through: National Bank initially said in a one-sentence response that “no specific directive has been given to our teams regarding this court ruling.” In a second statement hours later, the bank said: “We cannot comment
C-247 Mr. Speaker, workers from across Canada are supporting the NDP's Billto uphold workers' right to strike and repeal section 107 of the Canada Labour Code. The Liberals have repeatedly used this undemocratic law to shut down strikes and undermine workers' fight for fair, livable wages. With Air Canada, the Liberals sided with CEOs and used section 107 less than 12 hours after flight
Mr. Speaker, I agree with my colleague that the Liberals have been sitting on this. On spreading disinformation and paranoia, I do agree with the Liberals on that, absolutely. I would liken it to the behaviour being perpetrated by the Liberals. I do not know why they are calling that out when they are doing exactly the same thing. To my question, we know that property rights are protected and,
Mr. Speaker, the court documents say, “the plaintiffs [the Cowichan] seek declarations that the fee simple titles and interests in the Federal [claim].... They do not seek a declaration of invalidity regarding the fee simple titles held by private [property] owners.” There is no risk to private property. This has been indicated by the plaintiffs. Does the member opposite understand that?
Mr. Speaker, I disagree with the member opposite. Amnesty International confirmed the backsliding of indigenous rights by the Liberal government. Prime Minister I want to know if he agrees with me that theshould do his duty and uphold the Constitution. Why is his government choosing to put forward litigation against constitutionally enshrined rights in section 35? That is not respecting the
Mr. Speaker, as the court ruled, it is not a zero-sum game, which means that we have real examples where both realities coexist: private property and the recognition of aboriginal rights and title. I want to point out, though, that we are talking about this as if it is something new. That is actually false. In my discourse, I pointed to the Haida Nation case in 2004, where the court determined