-------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | | Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- How wonderful that Troy DeSouza is a Conservative, whose party has a big lead in the polls. The Liberals have messed up Canada something awful and reduced it into a joke of a country, and were finally kicked out due to their own greed. I hope Canadians have realized what's in their best interests, after which the reformation can begin. > --- Eddie Fernandes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Troy DeSouza (not de Souza) is a Goan - his parents > are Vince and Sandra > and they have confirmed this. (info. from Alcino > Rodrigues of Toronto > [currently on vacation in Colorado's Rocky > Mountains]). > > We have the opportunity of listening and speaking > to Troy today (Wed) - he > will be on C-FAX radio station at 5:00 pm BC time - > [01:10 am on 12 Jan > (GMT)]. To hear the programme on the internet go to > > http://www.cfax1070.com/ > To call the show dial (250) 386-1161 direct or > collect. You can fax to > 920-4624 or email at [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Programme details at > http://www.cfax1070.com/talk.html > > For photographs and more info about him visit > Goan Voice Canada issue of 12 Nov 2005 at > http://www.goanvoice.ca/2005/issue25/ > The Troy DeSouza website at > http://www.troydesouza.ca/troy.php > > And I stumbled across: > 10 Jan. 2006: Vancouver Sun. ... The Conservative > candidate is little-known > Troy DeSouza. A lawyer, he hopes that Conservative > leader Stephen Harper's > campaign stops here, as well as the party's promise > to build up the riding's > military base, will win over voters. > > Cheers, > > Eddie Fernandes > > =============================================== > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Eugene Correia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 12:05 PM > Subject: [Goanet] candidate for Canadian election > > > Troy de Souza is the Conservative candidate for > Equismlat constituency in > > Victoria, British Columbia. Canadian general > elections on Jan 23. > > Given below is a reply from his campaign office > to my query on his racial > > background. Though I had asked the office if he > was Goan or Mangalorean, > > it > > isn''t clear from the reply if he is a "Goan." The > "East Indian ancestry" > > could mean a Goan. > > > > eugene > > > > -- > > Troy is of mixed Portuguese and East Indian > ancestry, whose family left > > Goa > > before Troy was born. Troy was actually born in > Pakistan, so is certainly > > an > > interesting representative of a broad spectrum > South Asian ancestry. He > > is > > Roman Catholic and is married to a lady of Sikh > ancestry. They have one > > child. > > > > Troy came to Canada when he was 8 years old, and > was educated in Victoria > > BC. He then went on to education at Camosun > College, University of > > Victoria > > and finally took a law degree at University of > Windsor in Ontario. He > > also > > served as a reserve artillery officer, achieving > the rank of captain. He > > is a > > municipal lawyer practicing on Vancouver Island. > > > > Troy DeSouza Campaign Office > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > | Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy > Champions | > | > | > | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots > in our villages | > | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and > distribute Soccer Balls | > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | | | | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --------------------------------------------------------------------------