Re: [Goanet] Canadian elections
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
Re: [Goanet] Canadian elections
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. > > --- Eugene Correia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Troy de Souza lost to Dr. Keith Martin. All MPs of > South Asian origin, with the exception of Gurmant > Grewal, who didn't contest, were returned. One new > South Asian face is Sukh Dhaliwal, who had lost in > the > 2004 elections.
[Goanet] canadian elections
Troy de Souza lost to Dr. Keith Martin. All MPs of South Asian origin, with the exception of Gurmant Grewal, who didn;t contest, were returned. One new South Asian face is Sukh Dhaliwal, who had lost in the 2004 elections. He is a Liberal who got elected from Newton-North Delta in British Columbia. So, the total number of 10 remains. Gurbax Singh Malhi has created a record retained the Malton-Gore seat for the fifth time for the Liberals, while both Deepak Obhrai and Rahim Jaffer, both Conservatices, have been elected for the fourth time. If one of these guys gets a ministerial berth is to be seen. Rahim was once said to be a rising star in the then Reform party but he messed it up with an minor incident many years ago. Re-elected are: Gurbax Singh Malhi, Ruby Dhalla, Navdeep Bains, Wajid Khan, Yasmin Ratansi (all Liberal in Ontario), Ujjal Dosanjh, Sukh Dhaliwal (both Lib), Nina Grewal (Conservative), all in British Columbia), Rahim Jaffer and Deepak Obhrai (both CON in Alberta). Mobina Jaffer is in the Senate, appointed by former PM Jean Chretien in 2001. Dosanjh was minister of health in the Liberal government which is out of power after 12 years. Harper, the PM in waiting, has promised to do away with the Landing Fee of $975 for new immigrants. Hope he keeps his word. Eugene Correia __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
