‘Enough is enough’: new group aims to open path for Filipino-Canadian candidates in next federal election

Filipino-Canadians could rally voters in closely-contested ridings across the country, say the founders of the Filipino Canadian Political Association.

Paul Jonathan Saguil, left, Joseph Guiyab, and Grant Gonzales are the founders of the Filipino Canadian Political Association. They want political parties to start doing more to recruit Filipino candidates.Photographs courtesy of the Filipino Canadian Political Association, Paul Jonathan Saguil

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BY PETER MAZEREEUW

April 12, 2021

Ignore Filipino-Canadian candidates at your own peril: that’s the message a new political action group is sending to federal parties, as jockeying for nomination races for the next election gets underway in earnest. The Filipi...

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