Grand Chief Stewart Philip and Jenny Kwan

Jenny Kwan: Davies, who has been the MP in Vancouver East since 1997, announced in December she will not run again . , according to CBC. At her announcement Sunday, Kwan was joined by community leaders including Grand Chief Stewart Philip and NDP political strategist Bill Tieleman. NDP MLA Jenny Kwan, surrounded by supporters, announces plans Sunday to seek the federal NDP nomination in Vancouver East. NDP MLA Jenny Kwan announced Sunday she will seek the federal NDP nomination in the Vancouver East riding long held by veteran MP Libby Davies. Kwan, a former Vancouver city councillor, has represented Vancouver-Mount Pleasant in the B.C. legislature since 1996. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.