Jenny Kwan – Municipal Watch BC

Jenny Kwan Spoke in the House

Thu, 18 Aug 2022 19:45:14 +0000

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 …

Jenny Kwan Voted Yes

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 01:35:02 +0000

on Vote #77 Motion to proceed to Orders of the Day

Jenny Kwan Voted Yes

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 01:34:50 +0000

on Vote #76 on Bill C-242

Jenny Kwan Voted Yes

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 01:34:36 +0000

on Vote #75 on Bill C-8

Jenny Kwan Voted No

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 01:34:22 +0000

on Vote #74 on Bill C-8

Jenny Kwan Voted No

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 01:34:09 +0000

on Vote #73 on Bill C-8

Jenny Kwan Posted on Twitter

Tue, 31 May 2022 17:39:52 +0000

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

Sun, 29 May 2022 07:36:45 +0000

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

Sun, 29 May 2022 06:49:36 +0000

on Vote #72 Motion to proceed to Orders of the Day

Jenny Kwan Voted No

Tue, 24 May 2022 14:10:44 +0000

on Vote #67 Government Business No. 11 (Extension of sitting hours and conduct of extended proceedings) (subamendment)

Jenny Kwan Voted Yes

Tue, 24 May 2022 14:10:21 +0000

on Vote #66 Motion to proceed to Orders of the Day

Jenny Kwan Voted Yes

Tue, 24 May 2022 14:09:55 +0000

on Vote #65 on Bill C-8

Jenny Kwan Voted No

Tue, 24 May 2022 14:09:21 +0000

on Vote #64 on Bill C-8

Jenny Kwan Voted Yes

Tue, 24 May 2022 14:08:19 +0000

on Vote #63 Motion for closure

Jenny Kwan Posted on Twitter

Thu, 19 May 2022 03:35:02 +0000

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

Thu, 19 May 2022 03:34:47 +0000

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

Thu, 19 May 2022 03:31:35 +0000

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

Thu, 12 May 2022 15:56:58 +0000

on Vote #62 on Bill C-8

Jenny Kwan Voted Yes

Thu, 12 May 2022 15:56:46 +0000

on Vote #61 Ways and means motion No. 8

Jenny Kwan Voted Yes

Thu, 12 May 2022 15:56:29 +0000

on Vote #60 Motion to proceed to Orders of the Day

Jenny Kwan Spoke in the House

Wed, 11 May 2022 21:24:25 +0000

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

Sat, 07 May 2022 19:19:00 +0000

on Vote #59 Budgetary policy

Jenny Kwan Voted Yes

Sat, 07 May 2022 19:18:48 +0000

on Vote #58 Motion to proceed to Orders of the Day

Jenny Kwan Posted on Twitter

Fri, 06 May 2022 22:09:54 +0000

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

Thu, 05 May 2022 23:40:07 +0000

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

Thu, 05 May 2022 23:39:17 +0000

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

Thu, 05 May 2022 23:39:06 +0000

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

Wed, 04 May 2022 15:36:20 +0000

on Vote #57 Budgetary policy (amendment)

Jenny Kwan Spoke in the House

Sat, 30 Apr 2022 16:29:09 +0000

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

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 15:37:49 +0000

on Vote #56 Budgetary policy (subamendment)

Jenny Kwan Spoke at the Afghanistan committee

Sun, 24 Apr 2022 19:26:09 +0000

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

Sat, 16 Apr 2022 15:52:59 +0000

@JustinTrudeau deliberately missing point, ex-Afghans interpreters asking Canada to reduce documentation restrictio… https://t.co/LM0hoXZdHe

Jenny Kwan Posted on Twitter

Sat, 16 Apr 2022 15:52:28 +0000

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

Sat, 16 Apr 2022 15:52:04 +0000

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

Sat, 16 Apr 2022 15:05:01 +0000

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

Sat, 09 Apr 2022 13:23:31 +0000

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

Sat, 09 Apr 2022 12:50:10 +0000

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

Sat, 09 Apr 2022 12:49:51 +0000

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

Sat, 09 Apr 2022 12:49:31 +0000

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

Thu, 07 Apr 2022 13:30:35 +0000

on Vote #55 Opposition Motion (Spending on national defence)

Jenny Kwan Spoke in the House

Wed, 06 Apr 2022 22:45:28 +0000

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

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 16:44:40 +0000

on Vote #54 Opposition Motion (Federal budget)

Jenny Kwan Voted Yes

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 05:12:06 +0000

on Vote #53 on Bill C-5

Jenny Kwan Spoke in the House

Thu, 31 Mar 2022 23:03:22 +0000

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

Thu, 31 Mar 2022 12:14:51 +0000

on Vote #52 on Bill C-5

Jenny Kwan Voted Yes

Thu, 31 Mar 2022 12:14:39 +0000

on Vote #51 Motion to proceed to Orders of the Day

Jenny Kwan Spoke in the House

Wed, 30 Mar 2022 14:09:23 +0000

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

Wed, 30 Mar 2022 14:09:09 +0000

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

Wed, 30 Mar 2022 14:08:55 +0000

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

Wed, 30 Mar 2022 11:40:38 +0000

on Vote #50 Third report of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration

Jenny Kwan Spoke in the House

Sat, 26 Mar 2022 03:56:39 +0000

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

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 22:17:26 +0000

on Vote #45 on Bill C-15

Jenny Kwan Voted Yes

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 22:17:15 +0000

on Vote #44 on Bill C-15

Jenny Kwan Voted Yes

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 22:17:03 +0000

on Vote #43 on Bill C-15

Jenny Kwan Voted Yes

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 22:16:50 +0000

on Vote #42 Concurrence in estimates

Jenny Kwan Voted No

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 22:16:37 +0000

on Vote #41 Opposition Motion (Federal vaccine mandates)

Jenny Kwan Spoke in the House

Thu, 24 Mar 2022 12:02:01 +0000

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

Thu, 24 Mar 2022 05:09:06 +0000

on Vote #40 Opposition Motion (Tax reduction on gasoline and diesel)

Jenny Kwan Voted Yes

Wed, 23 Mar 2022 20:46:01 +0000

on Vote #39 Opposition Motion (Measures to help Canadians with the cost of living)

Jenny Kwan Spoke in the House

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 17:41:04 +0000

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

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 04:27:54 +0000

on Vote #38 Opposition Motion (Invasion of Ukraine and natural gas pipelines)

Jenny Kwan Spoke at the Citizenship and Immigration committee

Sat, 12 Mar 2022 21:24:10 +0000

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

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 20:24:21 +0000

Exciting news @OneCityVan Congratulation everyone! Next up – lets get them elected in Oct. https://t.co/Y51YmSdhr4

Jenny Kwan Posted on Twitter

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 02:15:20 +0000

#StandwithUkraine today in Vancouver https://t.co/m9kbFbltG2

Jenny Kwan Spoke in the House

Sun, 06 Mar 2022 14:39:29 +0000

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

Sat, 05 Mar 2022 05:46:48 +0000

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

Thu, 03 Mar 2022 06:22:28 +0000

on Vote #37 Government Business No. 9 (Parliamentary review committee pursuant to the Emergencies Act)

Jenny Kwan Voted No

Thu, 03 Mar 2022 06:22:15 +0000

on Vote #36 Government Business No. 9 (Parliamentary review committee pursuant to the Emergencies Act) (amendment)

Jenny Kwan Voted Yes

Thu, 03 Mar 2022 06:22:03 +0000

on Vote #35 Motion for closure

Jenny Kwan Voted Yes

Thu, 03 Mar 2022 06:21:44 +0000

on Vote #34 Motion to proceed to orders of the day

Jenny Kwan Voted Yes

Thu, 03 Mar 2022 06:21:30 +0000

on Vote #33 Opposition Motion (Representation of Quebec in the House of Commons)

Jenny Kwan Spoke in the House

Wed, 02 Mar 2022 19:00:24 +0000

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

Wed, 02 Mar 2022 19:00:04 +0000

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

Tue, 01 Mar 2022 16:57:32 +0000

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

Tue, 01 Mar 2022 16:57:11 +0000

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

Tue, 01 Mar 2022 16:56:49 +0000

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

Tue, 01 Mar 2022 04:21:19 +0000

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

Sat, 26 Feb 2022 18:37:55 +0000

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Jenny Kwan Posted on Twitter

Sat, 26 Feb 2022 18:36:57 +0000

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Jenny Kwan Spoke at the Citizenship and Immigration committee

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 05:33:56 +0000

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

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 18:25:30 +0000

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

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 05:56:54 +0000

on Vote #32 Motion for confirmation of the declaration of emergency

Jenny Kwan Voted Yes

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 05:14:08 +0000

on Vote #31 on Bill C-12

Jenny Kwan Spoke in the House

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 02:56:57 +0000

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

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 02:55:51 +0000

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

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 00:01:32 +0000

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

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 00:01:14 +0000

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

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 00:01:02 +0000

on Vote #28 on Bill C-10

Jenny Kwan Voted Yes

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 00:00:50 +0000

on Vote #27 Motion for closure

Jenny Kwan Voted Yes

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 04:38:33 +0000

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

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 04:38:21 +0000

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

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 04:38:07 +0000

on Vote #24 Opposition Motion (Federal COVID-19 mandates and restrictions)

Jenny Kwan Voted Yes

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 04:37:55 +0000

on Vote #23 Motion for closure

Jenny Kwan Posted on Twitter

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 01:27:41 +0000

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

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 01:27:21 +0000

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

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 01:27:05 +0000

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

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 01:26:47 +0000

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

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 19:09:45 +0000

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

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 19:09:18 +0000

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

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 17:31:47 +0000

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 …