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PHILIPPINE ASIAN NEWS TODAY April 1 - 15, 2019
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Birthday: December 05
Place of Birth: Iligan City, Philippines
Present City: Surrey, British Columbia
Training: BBA - International Business Management
Biggest Influence: Biggest influence is my family. They supported me a
lot financially and emotionally. Having this dream of coming here to
Canada is unbelievable. Just started from day dreaming until it became
reality.
FAV. ACTORS: Emma Watson
FAV. VOCALIST: Celine Dion
FAV QUOTE: Life ain’t always beautiful, but it’s a beautiful ride. - Gary
Allan
NDP leader, Jagmeet Singh,
on International Day of Pink
“In 2007, a student in Nova
Scotia wore a pink shirt on his first
day of school. And like too many
kids across Canada and around the
world, he was met with hateful ho-
mophobic bullying.
Inspired to act, two of his peers
decided
to
take
action to
support
him and
stand up
against
b u l l y -
ing. They
bought
dozens of
pink shirts
and asked
their class-
mates to
take a stand by wearing pink.
The result was incredible. The
next day, almost every student in
school was wearing pink.
Today, 12 years later, we cele-
brate the courage and compassion-
ate activism of these students.
As a kid who grew up with long
hair and a funny-sounding name, I
know first-hand the terrible effects
of bullying.
It makes you feel like you don’t
belong. It works to disconnect neigh-
bourhoods and communities, not
bring them together. It makes you
wonder if there’s something wrong
with you just for being you.
Nobody should feel that way.
That’s why the New Democrats
stand for love and courage, and
have always worked to build a Cana-
da that is inclusive for all people.
That’s why I’m proud to wear
pink today, in solidarity with Cana-
da’s youth who are bravely fighting
bullying, homophobia, and trans-
phobia as they work to make their
schools safer for everyone.
Today, we can recommit to
creating a more inclusive, compas-
sionate, and open society where ev-
eryone can be who they are without
fear.”
SCHEER LOOKS FORWARD
TO COURT AFTER TRUDEAU
THREATENS LAWSUIT
Ottawa, ON - The Honourable
Andrew Scheer, the Leader of Can-
ada’s Conservatives and the Leader
of the Official Opposition, said he
would welcome court proceedings
on the SNC-Lavalin
corruption scandal af-
ter receiving a lawsuit
threat from Justin
Trudeau.
Mr. Scheer re-
ceived a letter from
Justin
Trudeau’s
lawyer on March 31
threatening a lawsuit
over Mr. Scheer’s criti-
cisms of Trudeau’s
conduct in the SNC-
Lavalin corruption scandal.
Mr. Scheer released that letter
today and also released a letter his
lawyer sent today in response, dis-
missing Trudeau’s claims and urg-
ing him to proceed with the lawsuit
so Canadians get finally get the an-
swers they deserve on the SNC-La-
valin corruption scandal.
“If Mr. Trudeau believes he has
a case against me, I urge him to fol-
low through on his threat immedi-
ately. Canadians want this scandal
to be investigated in a legal setting
where Liberals do not control the
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proceedings,” Scheer said.
“I welcome the opportunity to
examine Mr. Trudeau in pre-trial dis-
covery at the earliest possible date
and I look forward to Mr. Trudeau
presenting his evidence to Canadi-
ans under oath in open court.”
Scheer also called the lawsuit
threat an intimidation tactic in-
tended to scare Conservatives away
from pressing for answers on the
scandal.
“This is what Justin Trudeau
does when you stand up to him. He
threatens you. He did it to Jody Wil-
son-Raybould and now he’s doing it
to us,” Scheer said. “Like her, we will
not back down. We will continue to
do our jobs, hold him to account,
and get to the bottom of this.”