Surrey Surrey’s Mayor thinks helicopter pads more important than transit by daka_x The City of Surrey has decided to leave the city’s transit commuters behind while putting members of the “1%” who want to commute by helicopter first. From The Globe and Mail: People travelling the 40 kilometres between Surrey and Vancouver tend to […]
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The problem of too many over-qualified immigrants By Ted Alcuitas Philippine Canadian News.com: What inspired you to proceed with the book, given that you were privy to many of their stories in your work with institutions catering to their needs. Eleanor Guerrero-Campbell: The underemployment of skilled immigrants is now a widely known fact in Canada. Many
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Manitoba Analysis Appointed as Special Military envoy By Ted Alcuitas The first Filipino-Canadian to win a seat under the Progressive Conservatives has been bypassed for a cabinet post by the newly-formed government. Jon Reyes, who won the St. Norbert riding by a wide margin has instead been appointed to a lesser position of Special Military
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Flor Marcelino takes helm of Manitoba NDP By Ted Alcuitas Baltimore, Maryland – Flor Marcelino was formally chosen as the NDP’s interim leader on Saturday, May 7, a week after her 14-member caucus endorsed her as the party’s choice following leader Greg Selinger’s resignation. The first woman to lead the NDP in Manitoba is also
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Manitoba elections Jon Reyes has been elected in St.Norbert , the first Filipino to win under the Progressive Conservative Party which is expected to finish with a majority, ending the NDP’s 17-year rule. Flor Marcelino, the incumbent NDP is leading in her riding of Logan while brother-in-law NDP Ted Marcelino is leading in a close
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Philippines’ Cardinal Tagle visits Canada By Ted Alcuitas Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of the Philippines, head of Caritas Internationalis, will be in Montreal, Quebec for the meeting of the Caritas North America Region. Known to his flock as ‘Chito’, the youthful cardinal (57), has been getting big media following his election to head the
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FLOR MARCELINO, NDP LOGAN An immigrant’s journey to politics By Ted Alcuitas It was a bizarre twist that first catapulted Flor Marcelino to the political stage in 2007 for the NDP, making political history as the first woman of colour to be elected to a provincial legislature. Today, after two successive terms, she is seeking
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Manitoba elections Progressive Conservative Party Jon Reyes St. Norbert The youngest and the only second generation candidate is Jon Reyes who is running in St. Norbert for the Progressive Conservative Party. This is the first political foray for the former Canadian Forces veteran and owner of a UPS store. The tech-savvy father of two has a
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