Canadian Filipino
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Dear Marilyn and Family,
When I opened CFNet today and read the headline – Leonardo “Ding” Cunanan, a pillar of the Filipino community, dies at 85– a feeling of deep loss seized my being. For a moment I refused to believe.
May 16, 2020
The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister of Canada
80 Wellington Street
Ottawa, ON K1A 0A2
On September 6, The Vancouver Sun published an op-ed by Mark Hecht which so outraged its readers that it was forced to withdraw the opinion piece from publication the very next day with an apology from The Sun’s editor in-chief for publishing it.
Dear Canadian Filipino Net readers,
With only 11 years left to take meaningful action to avert climate catastrophe, the upcoming federal election is critical -- which is why Leadnow members across the country have hit the ground running on your 2019 election campaign to make it a turning point for climate.
Dear Canadian Filipino Net readers,
A new poll this week found that not only are a large majority of Canadians worried about the climate emergency, they are ready for a major transition — one that would slash emissions in half by 2030, invest billions in green energy projects, and move us off fossil fuels while creating good jobs. [1]
We have little need in our family for material stuff, and we try not to consume too much.
Immigration should not have the effect of substantially changing the Canadian society we know
(Re your Editorial of February 1st on Beyond Apology: A Call for Responsive Vigilance against Racial Discrimination)
