Ward 23 Scarborough North

Shaun Chen’s recordas MP for Scarborough North, 2015–2026

Shaun Chen didn’t work hard for Scarborough as our MP. Don’t hire him again as your councillor.

Official House of Commons portrait of Shaun Chen
Missing in action
0private members’ bills in nearly 11 years
3½years without a word at committee, 2020 to 2023
↓ 70%spoke up in the House less than a third as often in his last 7½ years as in his first three
2018the last time he raised transit in Parliament, an issue he said “almost always comes up” with residents
0times he raised Scarborough’s family doctor shortage in nearly 11 years in Parliament
7½years without a House speech on housing policy
0words in Parliament about safety on Scarborough’s streets
2018the last time he rose in the House to speak to a government bill
3House statements celebrating mall anniversaries

He didn’t keep his promise

He promised to fight for Scarborough “each and every day.”

In his first debate speech in the House of Commons, in November 2016, Shaun promised to fight for his constituents “each and every day.” For nearly 11 years, he was mostly silent on the issues that matter most to Scarborough.

House of Commons Debates, Nov. 15, 2016 [1]

Scarborough hired him. Then he left.

Scarborough North re-elected Shaun on April 28, 2025, with 63% of the vote. He resigned on August 15, 2026, 15 months into a four-year term. Days later, he asked the people of Ward 23 for a different job. Scarborough North has had no MP since, and voters are on the hook for a by-election that will cost millions of dollars.

2025 federal election results [2]; House of Commons; Elections Canada vacancy notice, Aug. 2026 [3]; CP24, Mar. 31, 2026 [12]

Nearly 11 years. What did Scarborough get?

Shaun Chen represented Scarborough North from 2015 until August 2026. The official record shows he rarely advocated for what Scarborough needed: transit, family doctors, housing, safety and affordability.

House of Commons Debates and committee evidence, 2016–2026 [4]

Silent on Scarborough’s priorities

He said transit was #1. Then he stopped talking about it.

In 2017, Shaun told the House that public transit “almost always comes up” when he talks with residents. Then he went nearly eight years without raising transit in the House, even after the Scarborough RT closed in 2023 and the subway was reported delayed to 2033.

House of Commons Debates, May 4, 2017 [5]; blogTO, May 2026 [6]

Ottawa is spending billions on the Scarborough subway. He never spoke up for it.

The federal government is investing over $2.25 billion in the Scarborough Subway Extension, the biggest transit project in Scarborough’s history. In more than ten years in Parliament, Shaun Chen was silent about it — silent in debate, in Question Period and at committee.

Government of Canada, July 31, 2026 [7]; House and committee record [4]

Nearly 100,000 without a family doctor. Not one mention.

Scarborough is short a family doctor for nearly 100,000 people. In nearly 11 years, their MP never raised the family doctor shortage in Parliament. He never once mentioned family health teams or Scarborough Health Network.

Scarborough Health Network Foundation, June 2026 [8]; House and committee record [4]

Nearly eight years without a House speech on housing.

Affordable housing is a top priority in Scarborough. For his last nearly eight years as MP, Shaun didn’t talk about housing policy or affordable housing in the House of Commons.

House of Commons Debates, Nov. 1, 2018 [9]

Nothing at all on local safety.

Nearly 11 years in Parliament, and not one word about safety on Scarborough’s streets from Shaun Chen.

House and committee record [4]

More statements on shopping mall anniversaries than on Scarborough’s issues.

Three of his member’s statements celebrated shopping mall anniversaries: Malvern Town Centre, Woodside Square and Scarborough Town Centre. None were about transit, housing, family doctors, crime or the cost of living.

House of Commons Debates, Oct. 27, 2017; June 18, 2018; May 30, 2023 [10]

Scarborough deserves someone who shows up.

He had nearly 11 years to fight for Scarborough in Ottawa. Don’t hire him again as your councillor.

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Sources

Every claim on this page is sourced below. The House and committee record was searched in full, from his first intervention in February 2016 to his resignation in August 2026.

  1. House of Commons Debates, Nov. 15, 2016. openparliament.ca
  2. 2025 federal election results, Scarborough North. Results by riding
  3. House of Commons, Member roles: Shaun Chen; Elections Canada notice of vacancy, Aug. 2026.
  4. Shaun Chen’s House of Commons record: all Chamber interventions and committee evidence, 2016–2026. openparliament.ca · ourcommons.ca
  5. House of Commons Debates, May 4, 2017. openparliament.ca
  6. blogTO, May 14, 2026. Transit project won’t meet opening target
  7. Government of Canada, July 31, 2026. Canada and Ontario mark another milestone for the Scarborough Subway Extension
  8. Scarborough Health Network Foundation, June 12, 2026. Newswire release
  9. House of Commons Debates, Nov. 1, 2018. openparliament.ca
  10. House of Commons Debates: Oct. 27, 2017 · June 18, 2018 · May 30, 2023
  11. LEGISinfo, Parliament of Canada. parl.ca/legisinfo
  12. CP24, Mar. 31, 2026, citing Elections Canada. How much Pierre Poilievre’s byelection could cost Canadians