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March 2010 Quebec Sales Tax to Increase Volume XXVIIi, No. 3 March 2010 www.filipinostar.org Quebec sales tax to increase By: THE CANADIAN PRESS the sales tax, you can decide to save 10/03/2010 5:58 PM before you spend," he said. QUEBEC - Quebec's economic Rumours have been development minister says an increase circulating that Finance Minister in the provincial sales tax would be fair Raymond Bachand plans to include and be better than raising income two successive sales tax increases of taxes. one percentage point each when he "After turning over all the rocks tables his budget near the end of the and looking at cuts, if we go in that month. direction, the sales tax would have less The second hike would be of a negative impact," Clement Gignac added to the increase of one said Wednesday. percentage point already scheduled Gignac said an increase in the for January 2011. That was laid out in a sales tax would be fairer because previous budget. everyone, including businesses, pays The two increases would plug the tax when they buy something. the holes left by the reduction of two Citing experts, Gignac added percentage points in the federal GST the measure would likely encourage and would give Quebec about $3.2 people to save money. billion. Increase in the rate of the "If you take (money) off a paycheque, Québec you don't really get a choice but with See Page 4 Quebec Sales Tax Clement Gignac, Quebec’s economic development minister Highly acclaimed Panday Tinig celebrates silver anniversary The Panday Tinig Choral Ensemble will celebrate its 25th anniversary on Saturday, April 24, 2010 at 6:30 p.m. The dinner-dance gala evening will be held at the Contents InterContinental Hotel, 360 St. Antoine West, corner Bleury. Editorial . p. 2 "Many of those who will attend the gala celebration will include former Cooperative News . p. 3 Panday Tinig members, friends, supporters and patrons of the Tourism . ..p. 6 Ensemble as well as colleagues in the multicultural community", said Editha Home Business . p 23 Fedalizo, coordinator for the choir. "In addition to celebrating our Ask The Video Guy . p.10 history, we will be honoring Panday Tinig members - Magnolia Camat, Health News . .. .p. 16 Gerald Castillo, Gelyn Gao-ay, Jessie Pascual - who have sung with the Philippine Cuisine . .p. 15 choral group for ten years and Editha Fedalizo, for twenty-five years," said Showbiz Gossip . , .p. 18 Photo taken during the concert for the benefit of the McGill University fund raising See Page 4 Panday Tinig drive “Sing to Health” held at the Pollack Concert Hall, September 26, 2009. Classified Ads . p. 21 Magandang pasimula sa Canada handog sa inyo ng Scotiabank. www.filipinostar.org 2 The North American Filipino Star March 2010 not only practical but sensible as well, GOVERNOR GENERAL especially in a multicultural society. TO VISIT HAITI AND Herein lies a possible solution to the DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Filipino searching for identify and EDITORIAL OTTAWA – March 2, 2010 authenticity in a global community.” Prime Minister Stephen Harper today The “hyphenated” Filipino-Canadian - a Such a solution is easier said than done. How does one bridge the announced that Governor General question of balance to a global view gap between the two identities? Michaëlle Jean will conduct a working Unfortunately, Mr. Malkovich did not visit to Haiti and the Dominican I came across an article by Mr. but not so in the Greater Toronto Area specify the steps one has to take Republic March 8 to 10. She will be John Horatio Malkovich who seems to (GTA) where only a handful of Filipinos before achieving the ideal balance of accompanied by her husband, Jean- have put his finger on the obvious but elected to political office still languish the two cultures - Filipino and Daniel Lafond. often not acknowledged fact of life of in entry positions such as school Canadian. He seems to imply that in Filipino-Canadians. At least, this is my trustee or local councillor.” He should order to achieve this balance, one has own impression as this is the first time have also added that in the Greater to be involved in the policy making of I have seen a piece of writing that has Montreal Area, no Filipino has yet the government as this actually affects managed to point out in simple succeeded in being elected to any our daily life. But before one is able to language the truth about our status in public office. We have had one Filipino do this, it is necessary first to be an Canada “the invisible minority” while in who put himself up for candidacy twice active member of a political party and the United States, Filipinos are referred for councilor in the Cote des Neiges be able to show an extraordinary ability to as the “invisible majority”. In his district but failed to garner enough to communicate and persuade others essay, he points out that ...”Canadians votes in spite of the highest to believe in one’s ideas. In Quebec, of Filipino descent ..(are). an invisible concentration of Filipinos living here. the problem is obviously linguistic as minority, obviously due to their lack of Another interesting point of Mr. we donot have too many fluent political power and representation in Malkovich’s essay is what he said speakers of French. To participate in government despite being the third about our Filipino youth. He wonders the public debates, it is required to largest Asian group in Canada, after why there is an apparent absence or have an impeccable skill of oratory in the Chinese and the Indians. This is lack of interest in political engagement both languages. similarly true in the United States, by the second or third generation Mr. Malkovich also pointed out ....Americans of Filipino descent (are) Filipinos, children of Filipinos who the importance of elections. He the ‘hidden majority’, ... the second came to Canada as toddlers or those laments the fact that most people go to This visit will reinforce the largest Asian group right behind the born and educated here in Canada. the polls without really understanding partnership between Canada and Chinese.” The following excerpt paints a the issues clearly and vote Haiti in the recovery and From time to time, we have comprehensive picture of our modern “perfunctorily.” But this problem is not reconstruction of that country. Their acknowledged our lack of day Filipino-Canadian youth: only among Filipino-Canadians. We Excellencies will engage the Haitian representation in government but we “Second or third-generation have been generally apathetic. authorities and civil society groups as just shrug it off saying that we are not Filipinos in Canada are those born in Statistics show that young people in central players in a long-term, interested in politics but underneath the 1970s and roughly are now in their particular, the so called “hope of our sustainable strategy for we seem to have a hunch that we are early or late 30s. Majority of these future” do not bother to vote. reconstruction and development of not yet ready to support anyone from youth have gone to university, and If we expect to have a voice in Haiti. The Governor General will also our own community. This is not only some have become lawyers, doctors, government, we must be willing to use the opportunity to underscore the related to the political arena but also in engineers or management and show that we can be united to support importance of education, culture, other spheres of economic or business computer professionals. While they our own candidate. Unfortunately, we women and youth within the broader activities. It is a sad commentary, and focus on their career paths, their have seen many examples of our lack reconstruction and recovery. hard to believe why it is taking us so parents and elders meanwhile of unity and selfishness. It appears that The second part of the trip will long to be more closely connected and continue to hug leadership positions in most associations, as pointed out by serve to reinforce Canada’s positive have a common goal. Perhaps, Mr. various Filipino community Mr. Malkovich, function for their self- relations with the Dominican Malkovich has aptly described us as organizations. Because they have not interests. Although some of us have Republic, an important and like- having a kind of “leaderless lifestyle” had this opportunity to lead back integrated successfully into the minded regional partner. The which is a misnomer according to him home, this seniors group is still mainstream society, we have not really Governor General will commend the “since there are several hundreds of ambitious to lead no matter at what shown any interest that goes beyond Dominican Republic for its leadership organizations of Filipinos in the city cost. With the exception of one our own family, our own association, in responding to the crisis in Haiti, and (both Toronto and Montreal) where organization run by young writers, our own particular social circle. It is will encourage the Dominican every town and province in the photographers and visual artists, the sad to say but it seems that we have Republic to remain engaged in the Philippines is represented by its own rest of community or advocacy not gone beyond our regionalistic long-term reconstruction of Haiti as association, or where every school, organizations of Filipinos in Toronto are loyalties. Perhaps, it will take some well as in the development strategy whether secondary or university, has in the hands of older elders perhaps a time to change our old attitudes that for the Island of Hispaniola. an alumni organization.
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