Wade Grant

Howard Wade Grant (Hunʼqumiʼnum: ; ; 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, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 2002.

Political career

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

Since 2019, he has served as an Intergovernmental Affairs Officer for the Musqueam Indian Band.

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. 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.

Family

Grant's mother, Wendy Grant-John (Hunʼqumiʼnum: ), and his maternal grandfather, Willard Sparrow (Hunʼqumiʼnum: ), both served as chiefs of the Musqueam Indian Band. His father is Howard Grant , an executive director with the First Nations Summit. His paternal grandparents were Hong Tim Hing , a Chinese immigrant who came to Canada in 1920,

Current Musqueam chief Wayne Sparrow (Hunʼqumiʼnum: ) and elder Larry Grant (Hunʼqumiʼnum: ) are Grant's uncles.

Grant has two children. Eli and Isla Grant.

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