Kevin Vuong

Vuong's ethnic Chinese parents immigrated to Canada as Vietnam War refugees. He grew up in Brampton, Ontario.{{Cite web|url=https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/china-meddling-kevin-vuong-claims/wcm/4d2ef60d-6b82-49b8-b7b1-ebee0967605a/amp/|title=Amid the spectre of foreign meddling, another MP claims he's a victim | National Post}} In high school, Vuong was mentored by Ivey Business School students, who inspired him to study finance at the University of Western Ontario.{{cite news|last1=Lamb|first1=Crystal|date=September 3, 2016|title=Young alumnus' planned gift builds on parents' legacy|publisher=Western|url=https://www.giving.westernu.ca/your-impact/publications/impact-western/fall-2016/expanding.html|access-date=24 September 2024|archive-date=10 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170410064359/https://www.giving.westernu.ca/your-impact/publications/impact-western/fall-2016/expanding.html|url-status=dead}}

Vuong attended the University of Western Ontario under the school’s DAN Management and Organizational Studies program and worked a full-time job simultaneously.

Vuong was a member of the Canadian Y20 delegation to the 2013 G20 Summit. He led multilateral negotiations for two working groups — international financial regulation and infrastructure development — and he and his team presented a final report to the president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, and other G20 leaders on combating global tax havens.{{cite news|last1=Panjwani|first1=Radhika|date=August 4, 2013|title=Bramptonian's ideas hit the right note in Russia|publisher=Brampton Guardian|url=https://www.bramptonguardian.com/community-story/4030758-bramptonian-s-ideas-hit-the-right-note-in-russia/|access-date=29 September 2021}}

Vuong joined the Canadian Forces Naval Reserve as an intelligence officer in 2015. After three years, he completed an occupational transfer to join the public affairs branch, and was promoted to the rank of sub-lieutenant in 2021. Vuong served at HMCS York.

In November 2020, Vuong was named as a NATO 2030 Young Leader for Canada,{{cite web|title=NATO2030|url=https://www.nato.int/nato2030/young-leaders/|access-date=29 September 2021|website=NATO2030|publisher=NATO}} the only Canadian, to join 13 other leaders to advise on the future of the 30-member alliance.{{cite news |title=Western grad among youth leaders advising on the future of NATO |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/western-grad-nato-1.5798810 |access-date=29 September 2021 |agency=CBC |publisher=CBC News |date=November 12, 2020}}{{Cite web|last=Government of Canada|first=National Defence|date=2021-03-19|title=Navy News {{!}} Acting Sub-Lieutenant Kevin Vuong: Canada's NATO 2030 Young Leader|url=http://www.navy-marine.forces.gc.ca/en/news-operations/news-view.page?doc=acting-sub-lieutenant-kevin-vuong-canada-s-nato-2030-young-leader/kllesunt|access-date=2021-10-22|website=www.navy-marine.forces.gc.ca}}

The Royal Canadian Navy would charge Vuong on February 25, 2022, under the National Defence Act (NDA) for failing to disclose the initial sexual assault charge (see below) to his chain of command.{{Cite web |last1=Burke |first1=Ashley |last2=Daigle |first2=Thomas |date=March 10, 2022 |title=Navy hits MP Kevin Vuong with a service offence charge for failing to disclose 2019 arrest |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/kevin-vuong-charges-military-1.6379921 |website=CBC News}}{{Cite news |last=Boyd |first=Alex |date=2022-03-10 |title=Toronto MP Kevin Vuong faces fresh charge for not reporting 2019 arrest to military |language=en-CA |work=The Toronto Star |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2022/03/10/toronto-mp-kevin-vuong-faces-fresh-charge-for-not-reporting-2019-arrest-to-military.html |access-date=2022-03-11 |issn=0319-0781}} Vuong chose to face a summary trial instead of a general court-martial. The trial was held at HMCS Donnacona, a naval reserve unit based in Montreal on July 20, 2022. Vuong admitted the particulars underlying the charge, was found guilty, and given a fine of $500 for not following the Queen's Regulations and Orders for the Canadian Forces, which required him to notify his commanding officer of the charge.{{Cite news |last=Raycraft |first=Richard |date=July 20, 2022 |title=Military fines MP Kevin Vuong for failing to report criminal charge |work=CBC News |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/military-vuong-fined-500-1.6526128 |access-date=July 20, 2022}}{{Cite web |date=2022-07-20 |title=MP Kevin Vuong fined for failing to report sex assault charge to Naval Reserve |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/mp-kevin-vuong-fined-for-failing-to-report-sex-assault-charge-to-naval-reserve-1.5995347 |access-date=2022-07-20 |website=CTVNews |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=ICI.Radio-Canada.ca |first=Zone Politique- |title=Military fines MP Kevin Vuong for failing to report criminal charge |url=https://ici.radio-canada.ca/rci/en/news/1899530/military-fines-mp-kevin-vuong-for-failing-to-report-criminal-charge |access-date=2023-02-24 |website=Radio-Canada.ca |date=20 July 2022 |language=fr-ca}}

Vuong advocated for a price for congestion with Canada's Ecofiscal Commission, penning an opinion-editorial with economist and commission chair Christopher Ragan, that highlighted the social costs to youth and people of colour.{{cite news|date=2015-11-02|title=Opinion {{!}} Social mobility is the other victim of traffic congestion|language=en-CA|work=The Toronto Star|url=https://www.thestar.com/opinion/commentary/2015/11/02/social-mobility-is-the-other-victim-of-traffic-congestion.html|access-date=2021-09-30|issn=0319-0781}} He was co-chair of the Toronto Youth Equity Strategy,{{Cite web |last=Lamb |first=Crystal |date=September 3, 2016 |title=Expanding, the definition - Giving to Western |url=https://www.giving.westernu.ca/your-impact/publications/impact-western/fall-2016/expanding.html |access-date=2021-09-30 |website=www.giving.westernu.ca |archive-date=8 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220308111048/https://www.giving.westernu.ca/your-impact/publications/impact-western/fall-2016/expanding.html |url-status=dead }} where he helped to secure $958,000 for youth social infrastructure{{cite news |last1=Staff |first1=CK |title=Meet the Canadian Top 30 Under 30 |url=https://www.corporateknights.com/rankings/30-under-30-rankings/2016-30-under-30-rankings/meet-canadian-top-30-30-2/ |access-date=29 September 2021 |issue=Fall 2016 |publisher=Corporate Knights Magazine |date=October 13, 2016}} and sought to give youth a meaningful role in police governance{{cite news|date=2017-03-02|title=Toronto aims to dedicate a week to celebrate youth|language=en-CA|work=The Toronto Star|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2017/03/02/toronto-aims-to-dedicate-a-week-to-celebrate-youth.html|access-date=2021-09-30|issn=0319-0781}} citing racial discrimination and loss of trust in policing.{{Cite web|title=What do young people want to see in Toronto's next police chief?|url=https://capg.ca/what-do-young-people-want-to-see-in-torontos-next-police-chief/|access-date=2021-09-30|website=capg.ca|language=en-US}} This included the designation of an annual Youth Week in Toronto. Vuong also advocated for programming for vulnerable youth and against the cancellation of affordable "Youth Days" at the Canadian National Exhibition.{{Cite web|title=CNE quietly cancels annual Youth Day - CityNews Toronto|url=https://toronto.citynews.ca/2017/08/18/cne-quietly-cancels-annual-youth-day/|access-date=2021-09-30|website=toronto.citynews.ca|date=18 August 2017 }} He pushed the City of Toronto for specific roles, representation, and powers to young people, particularly in city planning issues.{{Cite web|last=Torontoist|date=2016-07-19|title=The City Wants to Engage More Youth in Urban Planning|url=https://torontoist.com/2016/07/the-city-wants-to-engage-more-youth-in-urban-planning/|access-date=2021-09-30|website=Torontoist}} While pursuing his master's degree, he hosted a two-day summit in 2017 to inspire a more sustainable and inclusive Toronto backed by United Nations (UN)-Habitat on the UN New Urban Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals.{{cite news|last=Levine|first=Romi|date=August 25, 2017|title=GPLLM student Kevin Vuong co-organizes Inclusive Cities Summit|url=https://www.law.utoronto.ca/news/gpllm-student-kevin-vuong-co-organizes-inclusive-cities-summit|access-date=September 30, 2021}}

Vuong ran for Toronto City Council in Ward 10 Spadina—Fort York during the 2018 municipal election. His campaign was focused on highlighting the lack of services and infrastructure downtown, an understanding of vertical living that leveraged his many years as president of his condominium board, and climate adaptation and action for vertical communities.{{Cite web|title=Meet the millennials vying to unseat incumbents in Toronto|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/xw9kj3/meet-the-millennials-vying-to-unseat-incumbents-in-toronto|access-date=2021-09-30|website=www.vice.com|date=16 October 2018 |language=en}} During the campaign, the conversion of King Street as a popular thoroughfare to a transit-focused street hit a flashpoint. Vuong organized "King Street Eats" to help local restaurants adapt and attract customers.{{cite news|last=Spurr|first=Ben|date=2018-01-29|title=In a show of support, streetcar advocates dine out on King St.|language=en-CA|work=The Toronto Star|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/transportation/2018/01/29/in-a-show-of-support-streetcar-advocates-dine-out-on-king-st.html|access-date=2021-09-30|issn=0319-0781}} He claims he was pressured to drop out of the race by incumbent councillor Joe Cressy.{{Citation|title=Council Candidate Claims Cressy Pressured Him To Drop Out Of Race|url=https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/council-candidate-claims-cressy-pressured-him-to-drop-out-of-race|access-date=21 September 2021|website=torontosun|language=en-CA}} Vuong received an endorsement from the Toronto Sun.{{Cite web|title=Toronto Sun endorsements for city council|url=https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/toronto-sun-endorsements-for-city-council|access-date=2021-10-25|website=torontosun|language=en-CA}}

Shortly before the 2021 Canadian federal election, the Toronto Star reported on August 10 that Vuong was expected to be tapped by the Liberal Party as the candidate for Spadina-Fort York following incumbent MP Adam Vaughan's surprise announcement of his retirement.{{cite news|last=Boutilier|first=Alex|date=2021-08-10|title=Liberals expected to tap Kevin Vuong for Spadina—Fort York|language=en-CA|work=The Toronto Star|url=https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/2021/08/10/liberals-expected-to-tap-kevin-vuong-for-spadinafort-york.html|access-date=2021-10-22|issn=0319-0781}} The Liberals announced that he was acclaimed the candidate on August 13.{{cite news|last=Curry|first=Bill|date=2021-09-01|title=Liberal candidate facing $1.5-million lawsuit over pandemic mask-making business|language=en-CA|work=The Globe and Mail|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-liberal-candidate-facing-15-million-lawsuit-over-pandemic-mask-making/|access-date=2021-10-22}}

On September 1, 2021, The Globe and Mail and other media outlets reported that Vuong was involved in a $1.5 million lawsuit filed against him related to a mask making business, TakeCare Supply.{{Cite news |title=Liberal candidate facing $1.5-million lawsuit over pandemic mask-making business |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-liberal-candidate-facing-15-million-lawsuit-over-pandemic-mask-making/ |access-date=2024-02-24 |work=The Globe and Mail |language=en-CA}} The claimant in the case, Anna-Maria Mountfort, was a supporter of MP Vaughan and commented on Vuong's nomination. Mountfort said in her statement of claim that after the business had $7 million in sales in its first six months, Vuong and Lau avoided discussing the issue of Montfort's ownership stake and “it became apparent that Kevin and Larry intended to ‘cut out’ Anna-Maria from the business she created and to refuse to provide her with fair compensation in accordance with the parties’ original understanding.” She was ultimately paid just $135,000. On September 10, 2024, the Toronto Star and CBC News reported that this lawsuit was settled moments before it was to go to trial, on confidential terms.{{cite web |date=10 September 2024 |title=Toronto MP Kevin Vuong says pandemic-mask lawsuit against him has been settled |url=https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/toronto-mp-kevin-vuong-says-pandemic-mask-lawsuit-against-him-has-been-settled/article_575741de-6f99-11ef-9c64-cb300e293f51.html |website=Toronto Star}}{{Cite web |last=Daigle |first=Thomas |date=2024-09-10 |title=Toronto MP Kevin Vuong settles lawsuit over COVID mask business |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/kevin-vuong-settles-lawsuit-1.7319382 |website=CBC News}}

On September 16, 2021 the Toronto Star reported through the release of court documents that Vuong had been charged with sexual assault in 2019.{{cite news|last1=Kwong|first1=Evelyn|last2=Ballingall|first2=Alex|last3=Hasham|first3=Alyshah|date=2021-09-16|title=Liberals ask Toronto candidate to 'pause' campaign after dropped sexual assault charge was revealed|language=en-CA|work=The Toronto Star|url=https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal-election/2021/09/16/liberals-ask-toronto-candidate-charged-with-sexual-assault-in-2019-to-pause-campaign.html|access-date=2021-10-22|issn=0319-0781}} The charges to this case were dropped 7 months later.{{Cite web|date=18 September 2021|title=Liberals cut ties with Toronto candidate after news of dropped sex assault charge|url=https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/liberals-cut-ties-with-toronto-candidate-after-news-of-dropped-sex-assault-charge-1.5590800|access-date=21 September 2021|website=CTV News Toronto|language=en}} Vuong did not disclose either the withdrawn charge or the ongoing lawsuit to the Liberal Party, despite it being a requirement that he disclose such information during the vetting process.

Vuong has said that he would like to "unequivocally state that these allegations are false" and that "I vigorously fought these allegations when they were initially brought forward. The allegations were withdrawn. Had they not been withdrawn, I would have continued to defend myself against these false allegations",{{cite news|last=Lowrie|first=Morgan|date=2021-09-18|title=Trudeau said he wasn't aware of dropped sexual assault charge against Toronto candidate until now|language=en|work=National Post|url=https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/election-2021/trudeau-said-he-wasnt-aware-of-dropped-sexual-assault-charge-against-toronto-candidate-until-now|access-date=2021-10-22}} and that the "re-surfacing three days before the election is deeply troubling to me and my family".{{Cite web|last=Burke|first=Ashley|date=September 17, 2021|title=Toronto Liberal candidate who paused campaign under review by military over dropped sexual assault charge|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/liberal-kevin-vuong-spadina-fort-york-allegations-1.6179652|website=CBC News}} Vuong said the relationship was "a casual but intimate relationship" and that he "understood everything to be consensual."{{Cite web|last=Daigle|first=Thomas|date=October 22, 2021|title=Where's Kevin Vuong? Embattled MP still silent on dropped sex assault charge following election|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/mp-kevin-vuong-silent-on-allegations-1.6220051|website=CBC News}} Vuong "said no evidence was presented against him and the Crown's withdrawal of the charge confirmed his innocence".{{cite web | title=MP Kevin Vuong aims to rejoin Liberals, calls past accusation a 'fantasy' | website=CBC | date=17 March 2022 | url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/mp-kevin-vuong-email-to-constituent-1.6388212 | access-date=13 March 2024}} Later Vuong went even further, instead claiming the charges were “fantasy”.{{Cite web |title=MP Kevin Vuong aims to rejoin Liberals, calls past accusation fantasy. |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/mp-kevin-vuong-email-to-constituent-1.6388212}} For weeks, constituents who complained to Vuong about his past through email or phone messages said they never heard back from the MP. Recently, critics on social media said Vuong blocked them from his Twitter page and restricted who can comment on his Instagram posts.{{Cite web |last=Daigle |first=Thomas |date=March 12, 2022 |title=MP Kevin Vuong seeks to rejoin Liberals, calls past accusations a fantasy |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/mp-kevin-vuong-email-to-constituent-1.6388212}}

Vuong has suggested that the woman in the sexual assault allegations "fits the Chinese MO of a honey trap" and "what [the Chinese government] did to me was dragged my name through the mud". Prior to being briefed by CSIS on Chinese government interference in the 2021 federal election, Vuong has speculated that he was targeted as “You don't have to be a political scientist to realize that I would not be a communist sympathizer, given my own family lived experience with my parents being run out of their country by communists.” {{cite web | url=https://www.cp24.com/news/toronto-mp-suggests-he-was-victim-of-honey-trap-involving-chinese-spy-in-2021-election-1.6383995?cache=yes%3FclipId%3D1723871%3FclipId%3D104070 | title=Toronto MP suggests he was victim of 'honey trap' involving Chinese spy in 2021 election | date=4 May 2023 }}

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, leader of the Liberal Party, responded to the report on September 17, stating "We are a party that always takes seriously any allegations or reports of sexual harassment or intimidation or assault" and that "We are looking into it very carefully and we have asked the candidate to pause his campaign".

New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Jagmeet Singh said that Vuong had either "lied" to the Liberals, or the party knew about them anyway and was putting his ambitions "over the lives and well-being of women".{{Cite web|last=Jeff|first=Labine|date=2021-09-17|title=Libs ask candidate to pause campaign after 2019 charge revealed|url=https://ipolitics.ca/2021/09/17/libs-ask-candidate-to-pause-campaign-after-2019-charge-revealed/|access-date=2021-10-22|website=iPolitics|language=en-US}} Conservative Party leader Erin O'Toole said, "Justin Trudeau must do the right thing and immediately fire this candidate and confirm that, if elected, this candidate will not sit in the Liberal caucus".

The Department of National Defence announced that the military would also review Vuong's file, as Vuong had failed to share the criminal charge with his chain of command.

On September 18, due to the lack of disclosure, the Liberals announced that Vuong would not be allowed to sit in Parliament as a Liberal if he won.{{Citation|title=Former Liberal Candidate Kevin Vuong Projected To Win Spadina Fort York|url=https://www.cp24.com/news/former-liberal-candidate-kevin-vuong-projected-to-win-spadina-fort-york-1.5593874|access-date=21 September 2021|website=www.cp24.com|date=21 September 2021|language=en-CA}}

Despite being dropped by the Liberal Party and his ongoing legal issues, Vuong refused to drop out of the race, making his subsequent victory controversial. Of the ballots cast on election day, he polled 2,261 fewer votes than New Democratic Party candidate Norm Di Pasquale.{{cite web| url = https://www.elections.ca/res/rep/off/ovr2021app/53/11848e.html| title = 2021 poll results for Spadina—Fort York {{!}} Elections Canada}} Vuong was therefore elected as a result of advance polls and mail-in ballots, which had commenced several days prior to the scandal becoming public knowledge. Some Spadina-Fort York constituents who cast their ballots before hearing about Vuong's charges said they would have voted differently with some signing a petition requesting a by-election, while others defended Vuong's right to stay in office as the charges were dropped.{{cite web| url = https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/undecided-races-2021-federal-election-1.6185685| title = Expelled Liberal candidate says he'll sit as an Independent as angry voters call for byelection {{!}} CBC News}}

Vuong announced his intention to sit as an Independent following the election. On September 22, two days following the federal election, Vuong said on Twitter that he would "work hard to earn [voters'] trust" and that he intended to address his sexual assault allegations, stating: "I intend to address them at a later date more wholly in a dedicated forum", subsequently participating in an interview with John Moore on CFRB.{{Cite web |publisher=Bell Media |title=LISTEN: Controversial Spadina-Fort York MP Kevin Vuong breaks his silence |url=https://www.iheartradio.ca/ctv-news-content/listen-controversial-spadina-fort-york-mp-kevin-vuong-breaks-his-silence-1.16515678 |access-date=2022-03-23 |website=www.iheartradio.ca |date=19 November 2021 |language=en-CA}} Vuong added that "allegations of sexual assault are a serious matter, deserving of more discussion than this statement can provide."{{Cite web|date=2021-09-22|title=Former Liberal candidate dropped from party amid controversy says he'll sit as MP after winning Toronto riding|url=https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/former-liberal-candidate-dropped-from-party-amid-controversy-says-he-ll-sit-as-mp-after-winning-toronto-riding-1.5596180|access-date=2021-10-22|website=Toronto|language=en}} Vuong later deleted the tweet containing the statement.

Ontario Liberal Party leader Steven Del Duca called for Vuong to "examine his conscience" to see if he could credibly take his seat even as an independent, "given the circumstances of the allegation" against him. He also said that Vuong would not be allowed to run as a Liberal at the provincial level even if he was cleared.{{Cite web|last=Média|first=Bell|title=Vuong should 'examine his conscience' and not sit as MP, Ontario Liberal leader says|url=https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/vuong-should-examine-his-conscience-and-not-sit-as-mp-ontario-liberal-leader-says-1.5593920|access-date=21 September 2021|website=CFTO-DT|date=21 September 2021|language=en-CA}} Vuong's predecessor, Adam Vaughan, also called for Vuong to resign, saying that Vuong could not honourably take up a "compromised seat" that he had won via "a compromised victory". While it is customary for an outgoing officeholder to confer with their successor after an election, Vaughan refused to meet with Vuong to discuss "certain sensitive cases and would instead ask ministers or neighbouring MPs to take them forward".{{cite web | url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/federal-election-2021/ex-mp-adam-vaughan-urges-successor-vuong-to-step-down-not-sit-as-mp-under-a-cloud-1.5599557 | title=Ex-MP Adam Vaughan urges successor Vuong to step down, not sit as MP 'under a cloud' | work=CTVNews | date=24 September 2021 | last1=Woolf | first1=Marie }}{{cite news |author= |date= September 23, 2021|title= Former Liberal MP Adam Vaughan urges successor Kevin Vuong to resign, not sit as independent MP|url= https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-former-liberal-mp-adam-vaughan-urges-successor-kevin-vuong-to-resign/|publisher=Canadian Press|website=The Globe and Mail|access-date=September 26, 2021}}

In October 2023, Vuong became a member of the Conservative Party of Canada, though he continued to sit as an independent. His votes increasingly aligned with the Conservatives, such as on economic and drug policy. In February 2024, Vuong publicly said that he would be open to joining the Conservative Party of Canada caucus and running as a Conservative candidate in the next federal election.{{Cite web |last=Ballingall |first=Alex |date=2024-02-23 |title=Former Liberal candidate Kevin Vuong says he wants to join Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives |url=https://www.thestar.com/politics/former-liberal-candidate-kevin-vuong-says-he-wants-to-join-pierre-poilievres-conservatives/article_2e6b12cc-d260-11ee-a985-376531eb19d7.html |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=Toronto Star |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Steven |first=Benjamin Lopez |date=February 22, 2024 |title=Independent MP Kevin Vuong says he would be 'open' to joining Conservatives |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/independent-mp-kevin-vuong-open-to-joining-conservatives-1.7122911}}{{Cite web |title=Independent Toronto MP Kevin Vuong asks Poilievre to let him join Conservative caucus {{!}} Globalnews.ca |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/10522975/toronto-mp-kevin-vuong-asks-to-join-conservative-caucus/ |access-date=2024-05-26 |website=Global News |language=en-US}} In May 2024, he made a request to Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre to join the Conservative caucus.{{cite news |title=Independent Toronto MP Kevin Vuong asks Poilievre to let him join Conservative caucus |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/kevin-vuong-conservative-caucus-1.7214303 |access-date=March 26, 2025 |work=CBC News |date=May 24, 2024}}

The request was not granted and on March 26, 2025, Vuong announced that he was not running for re-election in the 2025 Canadian federal election.{{cite news |title=Spadina-Fort York independent MP Kevin Vuong not seeking re-election |url=https://www.cp24.com/local/toronto/2025/03/26/spadina-fort-york-incumbent-mp-kevin-vuong-not-seeking-re-election/ |access-date=March 26, 2025 |work=CityNews |date=March 26, 2025}}

Since the beginning of the Gaza war, Vuong has shown support for Israel and the Canadian Jewish community and businesses.{{Cite web |date=2023-10-23 |title=Toronto mayor condemns pro-Palestinian protest that 'targeted' Jewish-owned restaurant |url=https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/toronto-mayor-condemns-pro-palestinian-protest-that-targeted-jewish-owned-restaurant-1.6612724 |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=Toronto |language=en}}{{Cite news |last=Warmington |first=Joe |date=25 February 2024 |title=WARMINGTON: 'King of Kensington' latest target of ugly anti-Semitic vandalism |url=https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/warmington-king-of-kensington-latest-target-of-ugly-anti-semitic-vandalism |work=The Toronto Sun}} In February 2024, he reported incidents of alleged antisemitism in Canada when pro-Palestinian protestors targeted a branch of an Israeli chain restaurant in Toronto.{{Cite web |date=2023-10-23 |title=Cafe Landwer Isn't Boycotted For Being A 'Jewish Business' |url=https://www.readthemaple.com/cafe-landwer-isnt-boycotted-for-being-jewish/ |website=Toronto |language=en}}

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