October 2018 Montreal, QC Canadian Parliament to Approve Filipino Heritage Month

Volume XXXVI No. 10 October 2018 Montreal, QC www.filipinostar.org Canadian Parliament to approve Filipino Heritage Month Paulina Corpuz Zalma Sahid. Liberal MP, Mike Colle, Liberal MPP, Neethan Shan, Councilor, Ward 42, first conceived the idea of Filipino Scarborough-Center Eglinton-Lawrence Scarborough-Rouge River Heritage month The House Commons is 1st, and a second reading on October 31st. For this reason, the executive the bill. Nineteen members have accelerating the passage of a private 25th to be followed by short speeches assistant of Madame Zahid signed on to be joint seconders of M- member Bill M-155 sponsored by a from members supporting the bill. recommended to have a Montreal 155: Sukh Daliwhal (Surrey-Newton), Liberal Party MP, Madame Salma Zahid News communicated by e-mail group to be organized to go to Ottawa Gary Anandasangaree (Scarborough- of Scarborough Center, who presented indicated that the bill has been moved and witness the historic vote in the first reading of the bill on October up for expected adoption on October Parliament adopting the passage of See Page 4 Filipino Heritage Canada just legalized pBy Goretcthe.n FWrazee,hPBoS Newcs Hoour,ualccdordinpg torthoe WforildtBa? nk, whereas Making Sense. Canada has a population of 36 million (Oct. 17, 2018) Recreational and a GDP of $1.7 trillion. marijuana in Canada became legal “A lot of countries are going to Wednesday, opening up a new multi- be looking at Canada and their ability billion dollar cannabis market to to make this a success,” said Colin businesses and investors. Busby, a research director at the The move will likely have Canadian-based Institute for Research significant economic implications for on Public Policy. “There is always the global cannabis industry as going to be an economic incentive for companies clamor to grab a share of governments to get involved in this, the sales and experiment in what is given the size of the marketplace.” only the second country in the world to That economic incentive, for legalize recreational marijuana. businesses and the government, will Canada on Wednesday became the second country in the world to Uruguay legalized cannabis come in the form of revenue, jobs and legalize marijuana. Uruguay was the first. Photo by Chris nationwide last year, but it is a much taxes, including income, sales and Wattie/Reuters smaller investment market than excise taxes. economy is still relatively small plus the District of Columbia, have Canada. Uruguay has a population of But many investment analysts compared to countries like the United legalized its recreational use. And they only 3.4 million and a national gross warn against overhyping the market States, where 30 states have legalized See Page 5 Legalized pot domestic product of $56.2 billion, potential, arguing that Canada’s medical marijuana and another nine, GETGET UPUP TOTO A + $ FINANCEFINANCE FROMFROM ONLYONLLYY UNTIL OCTOBEROCTOBER 31ST * FORR UP TOTO 3,500500 OR % 844 REBATEREBAATETEE MONTHSNTHS GET When nancing at standardstandarndard rate,rate, 0 WINTER TIRES AT on selectselect SentraSentra models.els. On allall SentraSentra modelsmodeels NO CHARGE† ON SELECT 2018 MICRA,MICRA, SENTRA OR VERSAVERSA NOTE.NOTE. (A VALUEVALUE OF UP TOTO $500.)$500.) 2 October 2018 The North American Filipino Star of volunteers in Manitoba where there are to the economy; From the Executive many people dying from it. They go Whereas Montreal City Council around the city, and look for people who are has adopted motions over the past five Publisher’s Desk suffering from the opioid addiction. years aimed at reducing the smoking The prevalence of bad news rate by calling for plain packaging of appears to indicate the rise of hate in America. Some Trump critics say that he tobacco products, the hiking of tobacco The time to be has emboldened white supremacists to be taxes and the augmenting of the age at vigilant about in the mainstream instead of remaining on which smoking should be allowed as the fringes of society. Since we are a close well as urging the province to extend current events neighbor, we are disturbed by this the public places at which smoking phenomenon. We are more anxious and should be prohibited; afraid than ever. But it does not do us any Whereas the provision in the Zenaida Ferry Kharroubi good if we allow our fear and anxiety to current provincial tobacco law that Since the election of Donald actor Robert De Niro. A pipe bomb was control our life. The only thing we can do is mandates that tobacco cannot be used Trump, there seems to be an endless series also left at the CNN office this week. Jeff to be vigilant and careful in order not to within 9 meters of a children’s play area of controversy, scandals, suspicions, Zuker, the company president, denounced expose ourselves to any danger. We hope within a park is both unenforceable and accusations, that permeates political Trump and his administration for not and pray that these horrible things will never inadequate in terms of providing rhetoric, in press conferences, speeches, grasping the consequences that come from happen here. children smoke free protection; and daily tweets The atmosphere in the their attacks against the media. With the forthcoming midterm Whereas marijuana has been a U.S. seems to be full of anger and hatred A caravan of 5,000 migrants is on elections, we wish that the political legal product in Canada since October against all types of people which the the way to the U.S. border in spite of threats landscape in the U.S. would be friendlier in 17, 2018 and may be used where order to unify the country that seems to be President labels with names from his from President Trump who promises to tobacco is allowed heightening the send the Army to prevent them from going divided by partisanship. Many people standard vocabulary emanating from his public’s concern about second hand into the United States. He sees the believe that their only hope to make campaign slogan – Making America Great smoke in parks; Again, and America first. His supporters opportunity to make this as an argument to democracy work is if everyone exercises Whereas to extend smoke free who agree with his ideas always applaud build the wall and protect the border from the right to vote candidates who will be protection to the public New York City, loudly, and chant the notorious words illegal immigration. In his speech during a setting up a good example of true “Lock her up! Lock her up. He even invited rally, he calls these migrants “invaders” and leadership and return civility to public Philadelphia, Washington, San the Russians to hack Hillary Clinton’s asks them to go back to where they come discourse. Francisco, Chicago, Boston, Dallas, emails during the election campaign. And from because he says the troops will Honolulu as well as over 1000 other when the FBI started the investigation into prevent them from coming in and that they municipalities in the United States have the Russian meddling in the elections, he must apply through legal channels. Councilor Marvin Rotrand over the past years favoured a public took the words of Vladimir Putin during their Although there are more mass proposes a motion to ban health approach and banned smoking private meeting by themselves that the killings by a lone gunman in the United smoking in our parks in their parks and other municipal green Russians did not meddle in the elections. States, Canada is not immune to the same spaces and beaches; Except for Fox News, all the rest of the problem. We have had a share of crimes of Whereas as early as 2011, media are “the enemy of the people” and hate like the shooting at a synagogue in Vancouver banned all smoking in its he blames them for all the “fake news”. He Quebec City where eight people died, and parks, followed by dozens of other wants to build a wall to prevent bad people the use of a van in running down people in British Columbia municipalities, a public from coming in as he believes almost all Toronto. We also had to deal with an influx health initiative that has proven popular immigrants and Muslims are terrorists, of refugees when President Trump and easily enforceable; clamped down on undocumented rapists, and criminals. But the members of Whereas many Montreal area immigrants, many of them illegally crossed the White House staff and ardent communities particularly all the supporters are always prepared to defend the border and came to Canada. neighbouring communities to the him, making it appear that the President Canada is the second country to Borough of Cote des Neiges - Notre cannot do any wrong, and that he never legalize the use of marijuana. It is hard to made any improper statement. It must be say whether this bold move will have the Dame de Grace including Cote Saint the media that have always misinterpreted expected results of fighting the crimes of Luc, Westmount, Town of Mount Royal, him. illegal drug trade. Even though there are Hampstead and Montreal West have Over a period of not even two rules against impaired driving, we are not adopted bylaws making their parks years, Donald Trump has been the center sure that the accidents that maybe caused entirely smoke free; of attention for all the wrong reasons. by pot users can be completely avoided. The following is the text of the That the Cote des Neiges - During this month of October Will this new law solve the drug problem at motion that will be submitted for Notre Dame de Grace Borough Council alone, there are three events which most all? Or will it just be a way to encourage discussion at the CDN-NDG Borough express its support that smoking of critics say have something to do with the more people to pick up a new addiction council meeting in November 2018: tobacco, marijuana or any other weed “rubble rousing” political rhetoric of the because it is legal? Motion to Prohibit Smoking in or substance be prohibited from all President.

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