Howard Wade Grant MP (Hunʼqumiʼnum: caləχʷəlenəxʷ;[2] Chinese: 志堅;[2][3][4] born 1977 or 1978) is a Canadian politician of Musqueam and Chinese descent. He is a member of the Liberal Party and has represented Vancouver Quadra in the House of Commons since being elected in 2025. Grant previously served as a Musqueam band councillor from 2004 to 2014.

Education

Grant studied political science at the University of British Columbia,[5] graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 2002.[6][7]

Political career

Grant served as a Musqueam Indian Band councillor from 2004 to 2014,[6] and on the Vancouver Police Board from 2010 to 2014.[8][9] From 2014 to 2017, he served as a special advisor on aboriginal issues to Christy Clark, the premier of British Columbia.[6][10] He ran for Vancouver City Council in the 2018 municipal election and lost, coming in 29th place with 15,422 votes.[11][12]

Since 2019, he has served as an Intergovernmental Affairs Officer for the Musqueam Indian Band.[6] In June 2019, Grant was elected to the First Nations Health Council, and since 2021 he has served as its chair.[13][6] He has also served as chair of the New Relationship Trust, "an independent non-profit organization dedicated to strengthening First Nations in B.C. through capacity building."[11][14]

With incumbent Liberal Vancouver Quadra Member of Parliament (MP) Joyce Murray declining to seek re-election, Grant was nominated as the riding's Liberal candidate in March 2025.[15] During the 2025 federal election, Grant supported affordable housing and advocated for oil infrastructure projects to comply with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.[6] He was elected MP, receiving 63.1% of the vote.[16]

Family

Grant's mother, Wendy Grant-John (Hunʼqumiʼnum: taχʷtəna:t), and his maternal grandfather, Willard Sparrow (Hunʼqumiʼnum: θəliχʷəltən), both served as chiefs of the Musqueam Indian Band.[2][9][17][18][19][20] His father is Howard Grant (洪文興),[4][21] an executive director with the First Nations Summit.[22] His paternal grandparents were Hong Tim Hing (洪添慶), a Chinese immigrant who came to Canada in 1920,[4] and Agnes Grant, a Musqueam woman.[23][24]

Current Musqueam chief Wayne Sparrow (Hunʼqumiʼnum: yəχʷyaχʷələq[25])[26] and elder Larry Grant (Hunʼqumiʼnum: sʔəyəɬəq)[27][28][29] are Grant's uncles.

Grant has two children. Eli and Isla Grant.[5][8][6]

Electoral record

Federal

2025 Canadian federal election: Vancouver Quadra
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Wade Grant 35,306 63.05 +19.66
Conservative Ken Charko 17,008 30.37 +1.15
New Democratic Alim Fakirani 2,391 4.27 –15.12
Green Tom Digby 1,027 1.83 –4.13
People's John Odan Ede 265 0.47 –1.56
Total valid votes/expense limit
Total rejected ballots
Turnout 55,997 68.87
Eligible voters 81,311
Liberal notional hold Swing +9.26
Source: Elections Canada[30][31]

References

  1. ^ "Wade Grant". Vancouver Magazine. November 17, 2015. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "Musqueam candidate campaigns to become first Indigenous MP for Vancouver-Quadra | APTN News". APTN News. Aboriginal Peoples Television Network. April 15, 2025. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
  3. ^ Grant, Wade [@wadegrantvancouver]; (April 22, 2025). "April 28th is almost here". Retrieved April 29, 2025 – via Instagram.
  4. ^ a b c 陳儀芬 (April 15, 2025). 【2025聯邦大選】當原住民遇上一群華裔孩子 第一個反應是... [2025 Federal Election: When an Indigenous person meets a group of Chinese children, the first reaction is...] (in Traditional Chinese). Sing Tao News. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Wade Grant". wadegrant.liberal.ca. Liberal Party of Canada. 2025. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g Angell, Colin (April 15, 2025). "Vancouver Quadra profile: Wade Grant, Liberals". The Ubyssey.
  7. ^ "18 UBC alumni named among VanMag's 2024 Power 50 List". Alumni UBC. February 1, 2024. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
  8. ^ a b "Biography". wadegrant.liberal.ca. Liberal Party of Canada. 2025. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
  9. ^ a b Howell, Mike (July 17, 2019). "Former Musqueam chief Wendy Grant-John to become member of Vancouver Police Board". Vancouver Is Awesome. Glacier Media. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
  10. ^ "Faculty Advisory Board". University of British Columbia Faculty of Land and Food Systems. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
  11. ^ a b Chan, Kenneth (April 29, 2025). "Musqueam First Nation's Wade Grant wins Vancouver riding for Liberals". Daily Hive. ZoomerMedia. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
  12. ^ CTV Vancouver (October 19, 2018). "Council results for the City of Vancouver". CTV News. Bell Media. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
  13. ^ "Representatives". First Nations Health Council. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
  14. ^ "New Relationship Trust". Government of British Columbia. January 8, 2024. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
  15. ^ "Nomination Notice – Vancouver Quadra". Liberal Party of Canada. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
  16. ^ "Vancouver Quadra live federal election results". Toronto Star. April 29, 2025. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
  17. ^ "Musqueam People: taχʷtəna:t – Wendy Grant-John". Musqueam: giving information about our teachings. Museum of Anthropology at UBC. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
  18. ^ "Chief Mourned". Nanaimo Daily News. July 14, 1967. p. 17. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
  19. ^ "Sparrow Honored". The Vancouver Sun. November 16, 1967. p. 2. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
  20. ^ "Teachings of the Community" (PDF). Museum of Anthropology at UBC. p. 21. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
  21. ^ Grant, Wade [@WadeGrant] (May 5, 2021). "My dad, Howard Grant, son of a Chinese Immigrant and Musqueam matriarch. His strength, humility, and love have positively impacted myself, and many others. He is my teacher, role model, and best friend #Musqueamterritory #firstnations #chinesecanadian #indigenouscanada @musqueam" (Tweet). Retrieved April 29, 2025 – via Twitter.
  22. ^ "Our People". First Nations Summit. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
  23. ^ Grant, Wade [@WadeGrant] (May 20, 2019). "My Grandfather, Hong Tim Hing, came to Canada, paid the head tax and married a #firstnations #Musqueam woman, Agnes Grant. Their decision to embrace #multiculturalism strengthened our family. Canada is a better place because of ppl like them. #cdnpoli #bcpoli #reconciliation" (Tweet). Retrieved April 29, 2025 – via Twitter.
  24. ^ Pleshakov, Alexandra Sanya (August 2010). "We Do Not Talk About Our History Here": The Department of Indian Affairs, Musqueam-Settler Relations, and Memory in a Vancouver Neighbourhood (PDF) (MA thesis). University of British Columbia. p. 46. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
  25. ^ "Chief Wayne Sparrow". Musqueam Indian Band. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
  26. ^ Howell, Mike (September 26, 2013). "Musqueam look to the future with eye on the past". Vancouver Is Awesome. Glacier Media. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
  27. ^ Grant, Wade [@WadeGrant] (December 11, 2022). "Thank you @jarmstrongbc for sharing this. My uncle Larry Grant teaching students how to pronounce the name of their school in the Musqueam language. If these kids can do it this easily I am sure you can too. @musqueam @VSB39 @GlobalBC #vanpoli #firstnations #indigenouslanguages" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  28. ^ "All Our Father's Relations". IMDb. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
  29. ^ "All Our Father's Relations Screening". Asian Canadian and Asian Migration Studies.
  30. ^ "Voter information service". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
  31. ^ "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts". Elections Canada. April 29, 2025. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wade_Grant