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Leah ProudLakota (she/her) @leahgazan.bsky.social · 18h

It’s time to return negotiations to the bargaining table, not the back rooms of corporate elites. And it’s time to give the power back to workers.

We must protect free, collective bargaining, and the right to strike. #UnionStrong

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Leah ProudLakota (she/her) @leahgazan.bsky.social · 18h

Today I stood with @cupescfp.bsky.social and @canadianlabour.bsky.social leaders, flight attendants and other workers presenting my Bill C-247 to remove Section 107 from the Canada Labour Code.

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Leah ProudLakota (she/her) @leahgazan.bsky.social · 1d

Today I’m joining union leaders, workers and Don Davies at the
@cupescfp.bsky.social National Convention presenting my Bill C-247 to remove Section 107 from the Canada Labour Code and end union busting.

It’s time to give power back to workers. #UnionStrong

Hill Times article announcing a press conference of Leah Gazan, Don Davies and Bea Bruske presenting MP Gazan's private member's bill.

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Leah ProudLakota (she/her) @leahgazan.bsky.social · 1d

Read #BillC247: www.parl.ca/legisinfo/en...

A screenshot of the LEGISinfo webpage showing Bill C-247, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code, with the page URL displayed at the bottom.

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Leah ProudLakota (she/her) @leahgazan.bsky.social · 1d

“If the Liberals truly believe in workers’ rights, they must stop siding with corporate interests and commit to repealing Section 107 once and for all. Because workers’ rights are not optional — they are the foundation of a fair and just democracy.”

A photo of MP Leah Gazan in the House of Commons with text overlaid:
“If the Liberals truly believe in workers’ rights, they must stop siding with corporate interests and commit to repealing Section 107 once and for all. Because
workers’ rights are not optional — they are the foundation of a fair and just democracy.”

MP Leah Gazan, Winnipeg Centre

Introducing Bill C-247 to repeal
Section 107 of the Canada Labour Code

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Leah ProudLakota (she/her) @leahgazan.bsky.social · 1d

That's why I and my @ndp.ca colleagues tabled Bill C-247 to remove Section 107 from the Canada Labour Code.

Contact your MP today and tell them to support #BillC247 and uphold workers' rights!

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Leah ProudLakota (she/her) @leahgazan.bsky.social · 1d

Time and again the Liberals have violated workers' constitutional right to strike by abusing Section 107 of the Canada Labour Code, showing they're with corporations, not workers.

Workers' rights are fundamental to democracy, not a minor inconvenience to be overridden without a second thought.

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Leah ProudLakota (she/her) @leahgazan.bsky.social · 3d

Congratulations to @Giganawenimaanaanig on the launch of Red Dress Stories. May the voices of our ancestors and love ones guide us toward justice. #nationaldayofactionformmiwg2s

www.reddressstoriesmb.ca

Red Dress Stories MB

www.reddressstoriesmb.ca

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Leah ProudLakota (she/her) @leahgazan.bsky.social · 4d

"I wish to lift up organizations, advocates, families, and survivors of violence who have led the way in advocating for justice, and all of those who are working to put an end to this genocide. I love you."
#nationaldayofactionformmiwg2s

An image of MP Gazan wearing a red dress while speaking in the House of Commons, with the following text overlaid:

"I wish to lift up organizations, advocates, families, and survivors of violence who have led the way in advocating for justice, and all of those who are working to put an end to this genocide. I love you.”

National Day of Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit People

Leah Gazan, MP for Winnipeg Centre

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Leah ProudLakota (she/her) @leahgazan.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you to the families, advocates, and survivors for leading this movement year after year. I would like to make a special mention of Bridget Tolley with Sisters in Spirit.

We will not stay silent in the face of this ongoing genocide.

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Leah ProudLakota (she/her) @leahgazan.bsky.social · 4d

I was honoured to join at the 19th annual Sisters in Spirit vigil on Parliament Hill today honouring survivors, families and communities impacted by this ongoing genocide.

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Leah ProudLakota (she/her) @leahgazan.bsky.social · 4d

If the Liberals really stand with workers, will they repeal section 107 of the Canada Labour Code now?

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Leah ProudLakota (she/her) @leahgazan.bsky.social · 5d

(3/3) This practice disproportionately harms incarcerated Indigenous and Black persons, often worsening pre-existing mental health issues and trauma.

We need real pathways to improve public safety. That’s why I’m lending my full support to Tona’s Law.

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Leah ProudLakota (she/her) @leahgazan.bsky.social · 5d

(2/3) Our visit reaffirmed for me why I am so proud to sponsor Senator Pate’s private members bill, Tona’s Law in the House of Commons. Segregation and solitary confinement have nothing to do with rehabilitation.

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Leah ProudLakota (she/her) @leahgazan.bsky.social · 5d

(1/3) Last week I joined Senator Kim Pate and National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak to tour Stony Mountain Penitentiary in Winnipeg.

MP Gazan stands alongside Senator Pate and National Chief Woodhouse Nepinak at the Stony Mountain Penitentiary.

A cell at the Stony Mountain Penitentiary.

MP Gazan observes a cell at the Stony Mountain Penitentiary.

Leah observes and installation at the Stony Mountain Penitentiary.

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Leah ProudLakota (she/her) @leahgazan.bsky.social · 6d

“If Canada is serious about building an economy rooted in dignity and human rights, the Liberals must ensure that Indigenous women and girls are given a seat at the table, that our voices are heard, and that our lives are safeguarded.”

hilltimes.com/story/2025/0...

Headline of MP Gazan's Hill Times Op-Ed: 'Message to Carney: The safety of Indigenous women and girls is in the national interest.

Photo features many Indigenous women marching in solidarity.

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Leah ProudLakota (she/her) @leahgazan.bsky.social · 6d

Why won’t the Liberal Minister do his job and protect the public service and good jobs instead of cutting them?

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Leah ProudLakota (she/her) @leahgazan.bsky.social · 6d

Once again the Liberals are siding with big executives to help privatize postal delivery, an essential public service. This will hurt seniors, the disability community and rural areas the hardest.

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Leah ProudLakota (she/her) @leahgazan.bsky.social · 6d

That means fulfilling the Sacred Obligation identified by Special Interlocutor Kimberly Murray to add residential school denialism to the Criminal Code.

What’s Canada Doing about Residential School Denialism? | The Tyee

The problem is growing, experts say, and the government needs to act fast to address it.

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Leah ProudLakota (she/her) @leahgazan.bsky.social · 6d

On Orange Shirt Day, we honour the truths of residential school survivors, and that means eliminating the denialism and incitement of hate against Indigenous people.

What’s Canada Doing about Residential School Denialism? | The Tyee

The problem is growing, experts say, and the government needs to act fast to address it.

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Leah ProudLakota (she/her) @leahgazan.bsky.social · 12d

Rather than treat Canada Post as a public service, the Liberals prefer to eliminate good union jobs and cut service frequency, which will impact seniors, people with disabilities and rural communities the hardest.

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Leah ProudLakota (she/her) @leahgazan.bsky.social · 12d

Carney’s ready to spend big on subsidies to private corporations, but his government calls support for essential public services a “bailout.”

Toronto Star @thestar.com · 12d

#Breaking: Ottawa gives Canada Post go-ahead to end home mail delivery for everyone

Ottawa gives Canada Post go-ahead to end home mail delivery for everyone

Other possible changes could include closing of rural post offices and sending mail by land instead of air as Public Works Minister Joel Lightbound cites "unsustainable" losses, stalled contract talks

www.thestar.com

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Leah ProudLakota (she/her) @leahgazan.bsky.social · 12d

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https://www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/09/24/disability-advocates-launch-canada-disability-benefit-diet-to-highlight-impossible-choices-recipients-face/474305/

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Leah ProudLakota (she/her) @leahgazan.bsky.social · 12d

Just $6.67 per day is what the Liberals say people with disabilities can live off of.

When was the last time Mark Carney spent less than $6.67 on a single meal?

As it stands, the CDB is insultingly insufficient for eliminating poverty among people with disabilities.

Article title: Disability advocates launch 'Canada Disability Benefit diet' to highlight 'impossible choices' recipients face.

Leah Gazan interview in Hill Times: "The Liberals continue to put huge barriers to accessing the benefit," Gazan said.

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Leah ProudLakota (she/her) @leahgazan.bsky.social · 13d

Winnipeg has the largest urban Indigenous population in Canada, and I am grateful for organizations like NICHI for ensuring their housing needs are met and their rights upheld.

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