on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Madam Chair, the member talked about how the government continues to support the missing and murdered indigenous women and girls calls for justice, but the reality …
Category Archives: Jenny Kwan
Jenny Kwan Voted Yes
on Vote #77 Motion to proceed to Orders of the Day
Jenny Kwan Voted Yes
on Vote #76 on Bill C-242
Jenny Kwan Voted Yes
on Vote #75 on Bill C-8
Jenny Kwan Voted No
on Vote #74 on Bill C-8
Jenny Kwan Voted No
on Vote #73 on Bill C-8
Jenny Kwan Posted on Twitter
May is MS Awareness Month. I stand with the 90,000+ people living in Canada with MS, and with the MS Community’s vi… https://t.co/9b9F5tHUXj
Jenny Kwan Spoke in the House
on Points of Order Madam Speaker, I would like to raise a point of order and seek your clarification on an issue. Earlier, before the finance minister spoke, the member …
Jenny Kwan Voted Yes
on Vote #72 Motion to proceed to Orders of the Day
Jenny Kwan Voted No
on Vote #67 Government Business No. 11 (Extension of sitting hours and conduct of extended proceedings) (subamendment)
Jenny Kwan Voted Yes
on Vote #66 Motion to proceed to Orders of the Day
Jenny Kwan Voted Yes
on Vote #65 on Bill C-8
Jenny Kwan Voted No
on Vote #64 on Bill C-8
Jenny Kwan Voted Yes
on Vote #63 Motion for closure
Jenny Kwan Posted on Twitter
Congratulations to Butterfly in Spirits for their 10th anniversary. For 10 years, they dance to honour and bring a… https://t.co/YxiogZKrMB
Jenny Kwan Posted on Twitter
Richard Saunders’ legacy will live on thru his commitment to labour movement, the wonderful development of Bladerun… https://t.co/aA22pSNhuN
Jenny Kwan Posted on Twitter
As part of measures announced to support Ukrainians, Canada should issue single permit travel document for refugees… https://t.co/3GoTjTKVQK
Jenny Kwan Voted Yes
on Vote #62 on Bill C-8
Jenny Kwan Voted Yes
on Vote #61 Ways and means motion No. 8
Jenny Kwan Voted Yes
on Vote #60 Motion to proceed to Orders of the Day
Jenny Kwan Spoke in the House
on The Budget Mr. Speaker, in his speech, the member actually raised the issue of housing. As we know, Canada is faced with a housing crisis from coast to …
Jenny Kwan Voted Yes
on Vote #59 Budgetary policy
Jenny Kwan Voted Yes
on Vote #58 Motion to proceed to Orders of the Day
Jenny Kwan Posted on Twitter
It was great to meet with Minister Boris Pistorius of Lower Saxony and the German delegation to discuss and share o… https://t.co/MewieIA0bg
Jenny Kwan Spoke in the House
on Employment Madam Speaker, the findings of a recent damning report by the Auditor General exposed the Liberal government’s failure to ensure the health and safety of temporary …
Jenny Kwan Spoke in the House
on The Budget Madam Speaker, one of the issues that I am quite disappointed about with respect to the budget is the lack of action by the government on …
Jenny Kwan Spoke in the House
on Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Mr. Speaker, the minister said Afghans cannot get their biometrics completed in Afghanistan, yet he is insisting that it must be done. The lives of the …
Jenny Kwan Voted No
on Vote #57 Budgetary policy (amendment)
Jenny Kwan Spoke in the House
on Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Mr. Speaker, the minister said he would not implement visa-free travel for people fleeing Putin’s war because it would take 14 to 16 weeks, even though …
Jenny Kwan Voted No
on Vote #56 Budgetary policy (subamendment)
Jenny Kwan Spoke at the Afghanistan committee
on Humanitarian Assistance for the Afghan people Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. I want to thank our witnesses for their presentations and particularly thank the former Afghan interpreters for their service. As …
Jenny Kwan Posted on Twitter
@JustinTrudeau deliberately missing point, ex-Afghans interpreters asking Canada to reduce documentation restrictio… https://t.co/LM0hoXZdHe
Jenny Kwan Posted on Twitter
Afghans w/travel docs in a third country can’t get to safety if the government won’t help them. Instead, we’ve hear… https://t.co/VOoXntOH1T
Jenny Kwan Posted on Twitter
Additionally, there are Afghans being held in refugee camps and the Liberals refuse to waive the refugee status det… https://t.co/1oz5xXwzku
Jenny Kwan Posted on Twitter
Gov continues to ignore calls to extend new measures for Ukrainians to Afghans. Concerned that the government has f… https://t.co/Z9XGsrsR8S
Jenny Kwan Spoke in the House
on Petitions Mr. Speaker, the second petition that I am tabling was initiated by my constituents, Marie Udaga and Nick Potrovitch. The petitioners are calling on the government …
Jenny Kwan Spoke in the House
on Copyright Act Mr. Speaker, my colleague, the member for Windsor West, has done a lot of work in this regard. In fact, he is the dean of the …
Jenny Kwan Spoke in the House
on Indigenous Affairs Mr. Speaker, over 80% of indigenous peoples live off reserve. They are 11 times more likely to use a shelter. The Liberals have promised a “for …
Jenny Kwan Spoke in the House
on The Budget Mr. Speaker, I would agree that a significant piece of this budget is the national dental care plan. This is essential, I think, for all of …
Jenny Kwan Voted No
on Vote #55 Opposition Motion (Spending on national defence)
Jenny Kwan Spoke in the House
on Business of Supply Madam Speaker, when it comes to military spending, there are different aspects, one of which is making sure that maintenance dollars are made available as well. …
Jenny Kwan Voted No
on Vote #54 Opposition Motion (Federal budget)
Jenny Kwan Voted Yes
on Vote #53 on Bill C-5
Jenny Kwan Spoke in the House
on Criminal Code Madam Speaker, in his comments, the member talked about ending the war on drugs, and he talked about addressing the overdose crisis. From that perspective, I …
Jenny Kwan Voted Yes
on Vote #52 on Bill C-5
Jenny Kwan Voted Yes
on Vote #51 Motion to proceed to Orders of the Day
Jenny Kwan Spoke in the House
on Online Streaming Act Madam Speaker, since the beginning of the pandemic, our cultural workers have been losing jobs and income. In fact, in 2020, one in four people working …
Jenny Kwan Spoke in the House
on Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Mr. Speaker, millions of Ukrainians continue to flee violence in their country. The majority are women, children and seniors. The Ukrainian Canadian Congress says, “There are …
Jenny Kwan Spoke in the House
on Committees of the House Madam Speaker, I am very happy to enter this debate today. As we know, the situation in Ukraine is absolutely horrendous. This unprovoked, illegal war that …
Jenny Kwan Voted Yes
on Vote #50 Third report of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration
Jenny Kwan Spoke in the House
on Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Mr. Speaker, Putin’s horrific actions are killing children, women and elders and forcing millions to leave Ukraine. Even with the special immigration measures, people are still …
Jenny Kwan Voted Yes
on Vote #45 on Bill C-15
Jenny Kwan Voted Yes
on Vote #44 on Bill C-15
Jenny Kwan Voted Yes
on Vote #43 on Bill C-15
Jenny Kwan Voted Yes
on Vote #42 Concurrence in estimates
Jenny Kwan Voted No
on Vote #41 Opposition Motion (Federal vaccine mandates)
Jenny Kwan Spoke in the House
on Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Mr. Speaker, over 3.6 million people have fled Putin’s destruction in Ukraine. They are desperately trying to unite with friends and family, and find safety, including …
Jenny Kwan Didn’t vote
on Vote #40 Opposition Motion (Tax reduction on gasoline and diesel)
Jenny Kwan Voted Yes
on Vote #39 Opposition Motion (Measures to help Canadians with the cost of living)
Jenny Kwan Spoke in the House
on Housing Mr. Speaker, Canadians are faced with a housing crisis, yet under the Liberals’ rental construction program, affordable housing often ends up being 30% to 120% above …
Jenny Kwan Voted No
on Vote #38 Opposition Motion (Invasion of Ukraine and natural gas pipelines)
Jenny Kwan Spoke at the Citizenship and Immigration committee
on Supplementary Estimates (C), 2021-22: Votes 1c, 10c, 15c and 20c under Department … Absolutely, I will be happy to bring forth that information. We’ve studied this issue. Witnesses have raised it continually. If the ministry is looking at this, …
Jenny Kwan Posted on Twitter
Exciting news @OneCityVan Congratulation everyone! Next up – lets get them elected in Oct. https://t.co/Y51YmSdhr4
Jenny Kwan Posted on Twitter
#StandwithUkraine today in Vancouver https://t.co/m9kbFbltG2
Jenny Kwan Spoke in the House
on Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Mr. Speaker, thousands of Afghans were in refugee camps in Ukraine. Now, they are now forced to flee their second humanitarian crisis as Putin invades the …
Jenny Kwan Spoke in the House
on Business of Supply Madam Speaker, it is extremely disturbing that the Conservatives have chosen to put forward a motion that is more focused on their political agenda than on …
Jenny Kwan Voted Yes
on Vote #37 Government Business No. 9 (Parliamentary review committee pursuant to the Emergencies Act)
Jenny Kwan Voted No
on Vote #36 Government Business No. 9 (Parliamentary review committee pursuant to the Emergencies Act) (amendment)
Jenny Kwan Voted Yes
on Vote #35 Motion for closure
Jenny Kwan Voted Yes
on Vote #34 Motion to proceed to orders of the day
Jenny Kwan Voted Yes
on Vote #33 Opposition Motion (Representation of Quebec in the House of Commons)
Jenny Kwan Spoke in the House
on Housing Mr. Speaker, more than half of Canadians say they are struggling with the cost of living. Yesterday, a report from the National Housing Council confirmed that …
Jenny Kwan Spoke in the House
on Immigration and Refugee Protection Act Madam Speaker, the NDP has always seen family reunification as a pivotal component of Canada’s immigration system. All families want to do is be reunited with …
Jenny Kwan Spoke in the House
on Permanent Residency for Temporary Foreign Workers Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to speak to the House today regarding Motion No. 44. From our time together at the Standing Committee on Citizenship and …
Jenny Kwan Spoke in the House
on Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Mr. Speaker, Canadians are watching in horror as hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians seek refuge from the unprovoked Russian invasion. The Liberals cannot recreate the disaster …
Jenny Kwan Spoke in the House
on Russia’s Attack on Ukraine Madam Chair, one of the issues I am very cognizant of is, of course, the variety of measures that the Canadian government needs to put in …
Jenny Kwan Spoke at the Citizenship and Immigration committee
on Recruitment and Acceptance Rates of Foreign Students I’m particularly interested in the word flags that are being used in the Chinook system, because it will also advise the committee or give a sense …
Jenny Kwan Posted on Twitter
Jenny Kwan Posted on Twitter
Jenny Kwan Spoke at the Citizenship and Immigration committee
on Briefing on Current and Projected Processing Timelines and Acceptance Rates Thank you. If the committee could receive information on which offices have actually had resources impacted and how many staffing resources have been impacted as a …
Jenny Kwan Spoke in the House
on Emergencies Act Mr. Speaker, I am sharing time with the member for Victoria. It is with a heavy heart that I speak to the House today. In what …
Jenny Kwan Voted Yes
on Vote #32 Motion for confirmation of the declaration of emergency
Jenny Kwan Voted Yes
on Vote #31 on Bill C-12
Jenny Kwan Spoke in the House
on Government Business No. 7—Proceedings on Bill C-12 Mr. Speaker, New Democrats support expediting this bill. In fact we called for action even before the election last year and it all fell on deaf …
Jenny Kwan Spoke in the House
on Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Mr. Speaker, Major-General Fraser said Canada pulled out of Afghanistan way too early, and 10,000 Afghan interpreters and their families have been left behind. He also …
Jenny Kwan Voted Yes
on Vote #30 Government Business No. 7 (Proceedings on Bill C-12, An Act to amend the Old Age Security Act (Guaranteed …
Jenny Kwan Voted No
on Vote #29 Government Business No. 7 (Proceedings on Bill C-12, An Act to amend the Old Age Security Act (Guaranteed …
Jenny Kwan Voted Yes
on Vote #28 on Bill C-10
Jenny Kwan Voted Yes
on Vote #27 Motion for closure
Jenny Kwan Voted Yes
on Vote #26 Government Business No. 8 (Proceedings on Bill C-10, An Act respecting certain measures related to COVID-19 (UC amended))
Jenny Kwan Voted No
on Vote #25 Government Business No. 8 (Proceedings on Bill C-10, An Act respecting certain measures related to COVID-19) (amendment)
Jenny Kwan Voted No
on Vote #24 Opposition Motion (Federal COVID-19 mandates and restrictions)
Jenny Kwan Voted Yes
on Vote #23 Motion for closure
Jenny Kwan Posted on Twitter
The DTES community met today for the annual February 14 for the Women’s Memorial March, to honour the lives of Miss… https://t.co/LgNd3FEal7
Jenny Kwan Posted on Twitter
This year is the 31st anniversary of the Memorial March. My many thanks to the dedicated volunteers, family members… https://t.co/vMzTVxjuSz
Jenny Kwan Posted on Twitter
I am so heartened to see the many hundreds of community members who arrived in person today to remember and honour.… https://t.co/879qSOPsg8
Jenny Kwan Posted on Twitter
I won’t stop demanding the federal government immediately implement all 231 calls for justice from the Natl Inquiry… https://t.co/gFkUpsykKs
Jenny Kwan Spoke in the House
on Government Business No. 7—Proceedings on Bill C-12 Mr. Speaker, as the parliamentary secretary just mentioned, this is a simple fix. This, of course, could have been done before the last election. It was …
Jenny Kwan Spoke in the House
on Government Business No. 8 — Proceedings on Bill C‑10 Madam Speaker, like Alberta, in British Columbia we also do not know how many rapid tests we are getting, and individuals are having a tough time …
Jenny Kwan Spoke in the House
on Trans Mountain Pipeline Mr. Speaker, the cost of the TMX jumped from $4.5 billion to $12.6 billion, based on cost updates from two years ago. In the last two …