Mario Goveia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I salute and commend Troy DeSouza for sticking his > neck out on behalf of his adopted country. I hope > he sticks with it and runs again in future.
Folks, In Canada people do not vote for a candidate based of where the candidate has come from or where he was born. People vote for candidates based on the candidates plans for the future. Aound fifteen percent of the MP's in the previous Parliament were born outside Canada. When you add the other MP's who were born to immigrant parents, the MP's who represent the "immigrant experience" rises to around 40%. That is also the percentage of Canadians (living) who have gone thru the immigrant experience. I do not know of any other country where an immigrant faces less restrictions in running for political office. Neither have I heard of any another country where immigrants are better represented in Parliament. The MP for my district is a Yasmin Ratansi. Yasmin is from Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania. Lastly, immigrants can run for all political offices. All. Mervyn3.0 __________________________________________________________ Find your next car at http://autos.yahoo.ca