In found the following from Eugene Correia....intriguiging: "As for "ghettoization", one must look at what has happened to Springdale in Brampton. Now mockingly it's called Singhdale, and very few "white" people want to buy houses there. I know of even Goans not wanting to go there."
Is it that Eugene's thought process is inherently racist? jc > On Oct 23, 2016, at 2:28 PM, Roland <[email protected]> wrote: > > The following is the only relevant but empty-of-content part of Eugene's > answer to my question: > > Quote > I will not answer the question of a clubhouse, but would rather have him get > the answer. > Unquote > > The rest of his post is a ton of irrelevant nonsense. > > Roland Francis > 416-453-3371 > >> On Oct 22, 2016, at 6:28 PM, Eugene Correia <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> It seems Roland is advocating "ghettoization". I pointed out GOA's efforts >> because it's the primary Goan organization. Unfortunately, Roland doesn't >> know the current status of the land owned by the GOA. It's better he >> checked with his sources. What half-truths? If he knows the truth spell it >> out. >> I don't know if Roland is member of the GOA. If he's then it would be wise >> to know the history of this parcel of land which GOA owns. I will not >> answer the question of a clubhouse but would rather have him get the >> answer. >> May I ask Roland if he raised the issue of having a clubhouse with Goan >> 55Plus? >> Can-Orient is NOT a Goan organization. The GOA were not looking at property >> the size of Can-Orient clubhouse as it was deemed not big enough to >> accommodate the crowd GOA draws for its events. >> For Roland's information, Can-Orient wanted to join the GOA and the issue >> was raised at a GOA meeting. Both association have joint members, >> particularly those Goans from Pakistan. A non-Goan can only become an >> "associate" member of GOA with no voting rights, unlike Can-Orient. This >> was one of the contentious issue on which the amalgamation of both >> organizations couldn't take place. >> As for "ghettoization", one must look at what has happened to Springdale in >> Brampton. Now mockingly it's called Singhdale, and very few "white" people >> want to buy houses there. I know of even Goans not wanting to go there. >> Go to Goreway and check that it's full of Hindus, as there a Hindu temple >> there. Same with Malton, which is called Little Punjab, because of big >> Punjabi population, as Punjabis want to stay close to their gurdwaras. >> At one time, some parts of Etobicoke resembled a Goan "ghetto", as many >> Goans who came as refugees from Uganda settled there. The new generation of >> Goans have gone to all corners of the GTA. I, for one, do not want a >> Little Goa, just like Little Italy, Little Portugal or Little Punjab or >> Little India. >> >> Eugene >>>
