Leah Gazan’s War on Free Speech: Her Second Attempt to Criminalize 'Denialism'
When the state decides which version of history is legal, the truth is already the first casualty.
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This week on The Gunn Show, we’re digging into the NDP’s latest assault on free speech—and it’s coming straight from Winnipeg Centre MP Leah Gazan.
She’s back with a second attempt to make it a criminal offence to question government-approved narratives about residential schools. Her new bill would punish so-called “denialism” with fines or even jail time—for anyone who dares to ask uncomfortable questions about the historical record.
Today I was honoured to table my private member's bill, an Act to Amend the Criminal Code (Promotion of Hatred against Indigenous Peoples), to add to the Criminal Code the promotion of hatred through residential school denialism.
— Leah ProudLakota (she/her) (@LeahGazan) October 31, 2025
We owe survivors more than words, we owe them… pic.twitter.com/QsZkWmO6xQ
We’ll be joined by Michelle Stirling, a researcher and writer who has been sounding the alarm about Gazan’s push to police thought. Stirling’s investigations, including her exposés on Gazan’s own questionable claims about ancestry and identity, have sparked serious debate about who gets to define “truth” in Canada and what happens to those who dissent.
Leah Gazan Misleads Canadians on Her Family and Indian Residential Schools — Withdraw Bill C-413 | by Michelle Stirling | Medium https://t.co/CxELHnBZTf Note: it is actually a guest post by Nina Green.
— michelle stirling (@stirlingmg) November 2, 2025
If Gazan’s bill passes, journalists, historians, and ordinary Canadians could face criminal charges simply for engaging in open debate. That’s not reconciliation—that’s repression.
.@LeahGazan Buffy Saint Gazan. #LockHerUp...
— michelle stirling (@stirlingmg) November 4, 2025
for Misleading Canada on Indian Residential Schools and Genocide https://t.co/iOZCXlAWNA pic.twitter.com/mlIPUkU8iZ
Michelle joins me to unpack Gazan’s “Residential School Denialism” bill.
Don’t miss this one. When the state decides which version of history is legal, the truth is already the first casualty.
COMMENTS
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Lillian Kelly commented 2025-11-12 00:40:22 -0500My experience as a psychotherapist and in working with Native people some of whom have survived residential school abuse, is that I believe these people whose pain I have seen and heard. I have no doubt about the reality of their experiences. I am trained in the field and have worked with survivors of abuse for several decades now. this woman who is talking is not a trained professional in this field and I find many of her suppositions to be inaccurate and lacking in understanding, compassion, or experience and training in this field. I find it bewildering that Rebel does not consult with professionals who know this field and have been trained in it. This woman does not. She also lacks compassion for the victims of abuse in residential schools etc.
However, this does not mean that we need to go to the other extreme and ban anyone from questioning the reality of hundreds of children being buried outside a school in Kamloops, or anywhere else. Following the rule of law in this case and asking for the evidence seems a reasonable request. These issues cannot be resolved if the truth is not known, and to know the truth of this we would want the physical evidence, and the testimony of witnesses (if possible)>. Shutting down free speech once again is against our civil rights, and it will not help to resolve this issue nor heal the broken hearts involved. -
Tim Kelley commented 2025-11-07 15:57:41 -0500They are the ones in denial
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Tim Kelley commented 2025-11-07 15:55:39 -0500I miss my country, and I am sick and tired of the left whining every time things don’t go their way, and how they continually blame others for their mistakes
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Tim Kelley commented 2025-11-07 15:41:47 -0500These people sick they are and ar unhinged lunatics
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Roman Kierzek commented 2025-11-06 12:48:29 -0500Are the lawyers prompting these people to promote this narrative. Are they highly motivated to claim unproven ‘facts’ that will bring monetary rewards. -
Bernhard Jatzeck commented 2025-11-06 01:05:21 -0500Actually, she’s going about it all wrong. She needs to blame Donald Trump and start flapping her elbows. DJT, of course, is the source of all of Canada’s problems, right?
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Bruce Atchison commented 2025-11-05 22:05:59 -0500What a rip off this “reconciliation” stuff is. I hope that, in the new country, this will be ended and the criminals running it will be exposed.
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Bernhard Jatzeck commented 2025-11-05 21:43:45 -0500Actually, it’s an attempt to criminalize free thought and rational thought. Actual evidence, after all, is racist.
