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Paul Chiang (politician)
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Paul Chin-Yue Chiang[2] (born 1960) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Markham—Unionville in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2021 Canadian federal election.[3] He was the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Diversity and Inclusion.[4] He withdrew during the 2025 federal election campaign after controversial comments surfaced.[5]
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Early life
Born in Karachi, Pakistan to Chinese parents, he grew up in Pakistan until his family immigrated to Canada in 1976 to join his father's family. His grandparents had lived in Pakistan since 1927.[1]
Policing career
Chiang was a police officer with the York Regional Police for 28 years, retiring in 2020 as a Sergeant. In 2013, he served as a diversity officer in the Diversity and Cultural Resources Unit.[6][1] He first entered policing with the London Police Service in 1992, and served with the Durham Regional Police before joining York in 1999.[1]
Political career
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Elected to represent the riding of Markham—Unionville in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2021 Canadian federal election, he served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Diversity and Inclusion.[7]
In 2022, Chiang introduced an amendment to Bill C-21, a gun control bill that drew condemnation from opposition MPs who said the amendments criminalized many firearms used by hunters including hunting rifles and shotguns.[8][9]
During the 2025 federal election, it was revealed that Chiang remarked at a Chinese-language media news conference in January that Joe Tay, who was then seeking the Conservative nomination in Markham—Unionville, should be reported to the Toronto Chinese Consulate in exchange for a 1 million HKD bounty that was placed by the Hong Kong police.[10][11] Chiang later apologized for the comments by calling them "deplorable."[12] He also issued another statement saying it should never happen again and that he reached to Tay for a personal apology.[13] Tay rejected Chiang's apology stating it was insufficient.[13] Liberal Party Leader and Prime Minister Mark Carney accepted Chiang's apology and allowed him to continue being a Liberal Party of Canada candidate, calling Chiang's comments towards Tay a "terrible lapse of judgement" but viewed the apology as a "teachable moment."[14][15] The Royal Canadian Mounted Police later opened an investigation to see if Chiang's comment broke the law after Hong Kong Watch filed a complaint.[16][13] On March 31, 2025, Chiang announced that he would be withdrawing from the 2025 election.[5] He was replaced by Peter Yuen who was defeated by Conservative candidate Michael Ma in the election.[17]
Personal life
He is married to Monica, who is also of Chinese descent and born in Pakistan (Rawalpindi). They have three children.[1] In addition to Hakka Chinese, Mandarin, Cantonese, Hubei and English, Chiang is also fluent in Urdu, Punjabi and knows Pashto from his early years in Pakistan.[1]
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