Leah Gazan

• Study for Red Dress Alert starting at committee in Ottawa

  'We know that every day we wait, another woman, girl or two-spirit person goes missing. We cannot support that. We need action now. We need a Red Dress (Alert) now.'

  Canada

  Mar 19
  
• Canada begins consultations on alert system for missing Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people

  NDP Winnipeg Central MP Leah Gazan has been a vocal advocate for an Amber-alert-like system for missing Indigenous people for quite some time.

  Canada

  Dec 3, 2023
  
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• Motion urging MMIWG alert system gets House of Commons backing

  The non-binding motion introduced by NDP MP Leah Gazan also declared the deaths and disappearances of Indigenous women and girls a Canada-wide emergency.

  Canada

  May 2, 2023
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• NDP MP urges feds to create ‘Red Dress Alert’ for missing Indigenous women

  An NDP member of Parliament is asking the federal government to establish a system that would send the public a phone notification when an Indigenous woman goes missing.

  Canada

  Feb 22, 2023
• House of Commons recognizes Canada’s residential schools as act of genocide

  The House of Commons has recognized Canada’s Indian Residential School system as an act of genocide after a motion brought forward was adopted by unanimous consent.

  Canada

  Oct 27, 2022
• NDP MPs criticized for ‘terrible’ social media comments on Ukraine-Russia crisis

  MPs Leah Gazan, Niki Ashton and Don Davies were criticized for tweeting or retweeting statements that downplayed or questioned Canada's support for Ukraine.

  Politics

  Jan 26, 2022
• Canada election results: Winnipeg Centre

  The riding of Winnipeg Centre is located in Winnipeg. It is in the central area of Winnipeg, encompassing major streets such as Main Street and Portage Avenue.

  Canada

  Aug 15, 2021
• Manitoba MP to call on Ottawa to recognize residential schools as genocide

  NDP MP Leah Gazan, who represents Winnipeg Centre, says she will ask for unanimous consent in the House of Commons following question period on Thursday.

  News

  Jun 9, 2021
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• Manitoba MP submits motion to convert CERB benefit to permanent basic income

  Motion-46's goal is to fill the gaps in income and inequalities that have been "worsened by the pandemic."

  Consumer

  Aug 12, 2020