OTTAWA: Following Canada-wide outcry surrounding the September 27th white nationalist demonstration that took place on the Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc (TteS) reserve, NDP MP Leah Gazan (Winnipeg Centre) is requesting an emergency debate on the dangerous escalation in white nationalism and anti-Indigenous racism.
On October 4th, 2026, MP Gazan, NDP Critic for Indigenous Affairs made the following statement:
When generations of colonial violence and rights violations have created an infrastructure gap of roughly $ 376.1 billion, building a ‘Canada Strong’ would start by building adequate infrastructure for clean drinking water for First Nations.
On October 1, 2026, NDP Indigenous Affairs and Environment Critic Leah Gazan Issued the Following Statement:
On September 30, 2026 MP Leah Gazan issued the following statement for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation:
Residential school survivors should not have to plead for funding.
Please read through to find out how the Liberal government is cutting funding to healing programs for residential school survivors.
Ahead of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, NDP MP Leah Gazan (Winnipeg Centre) is urging Governor General Louise Arbour to recognize the trauma and sacrifices made by residential school survivors to put us on a path to reconciliation with formally issued pins.
On September 28, 2026, NDP Critic for Indigenous Affairs Leah Gazan Issued the Following Statement:
The act of hate and violence shown by white nationalist residential school denialists demonstrating on the Tk’emlups te Secwepemc First Nation is abhorrent, dangerous and unacceptable.
On September 14, 2026, NDP Critic for Indigenous Affairs and the Environment Leah Gazan issued the following statement:
Prime Minister Carney’s recent announcement on rolling back the Impact Assessment Act is yet another ruthless attack on democratic processes, Indigenous constitutional rights, and critical environmental protections...
On September 8, 2026, MP Gazan, NDP Critic for Indigenous Affairs wrote to the Indigenous Liberal Caucus in response to their statement from September 3, 2026, regarding the spread of residential school denialism.