NO MORE DUMPING OF CANADIAN GARBAGE IN THE PHILIPPINES
By Anton Antonio
August 3, 2015
This should be great news for us. Why?... I’ll tell you at the end of this
article. But first, may I request that
this researched news item be read?
“2 PINOYS SEEKING SEATS IN CANADA’S PARLIAMENT
By Joseph Lariosa
August 3, 2015
Chicago – Two Filipinos are running for seats in the House
of Commons of Canada’s Parliament when elections are called on Oct. 19. They are Julius Tiangson and Jojo
Quimpo. Tiangson , a commerce graduate
of Ateneo de Davao University, is running to be a member of parliament of the
New Mississauga Centre Electoral District near Toronto. He is a long-time Filipino community leader
known for effective community organizing and advocacy for senior, youth, women
and immigration issues. If Tiangson
wins, he will be the second Philippine-born member of parliament after Rey
Pagtakhan, who served from 1988 to 2014.
Philippine-born Tobias Enverga Jr. was also named senator of Canada. In his post, Quimpo said it will be a tough
battle to enter parliament. He is a
legal professional with a degree in Political Science, Bachelor of Laws and
paralegal diploma, who has worked as litigation paralegal for a major Canadian
law firm. Quimpo has organized events to
promote and showcase Philippine culture.
He spearheads the Filipino-Canadian community’s participation in the
yearly Santa Clause Parade and Canada Day Parade. --- Philstar.com”
So why is this great news for us Pinoys? Well… if these Philippine-born Canadians are
elected to the House of Commons of the Parliament of Canada, we will now (quite
possibly) have allies in that parliament.
They could craft local laws that could compliment and strengthen the
Basel Convention (an international treaty that bans transboarder movement of
wastes especially from developed to developing countries). I sincerely hope they get elected. Hopefully, they could ensure that there will
be no more dumping of Canadian garbage in the Philippines.
Just my
little thoughts…
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REFERENCE:
Philstar.com, (2015). “Pinoys Seeking Seats in Canada’s
Parliament”. Retrieved on August 3, 2015
from http://digitaledition.philstar.com/articles/2015-08-03/news/2-pinoys-seeking-seats-in-canadas-parliament/114519
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