Volume XXXVII No. 11 November 2019 Montreal, QC www.filipinostar.org Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveils new Liberal cabinet The new Liberal minority cabinet pose for a family photo following their swearing in at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on Wednesday. (Justin Tang/Canadian Press) See news story on page 3. GilmGilmoore rCoellegeCInteornaltiloneal ge International celebrates icotmsmerc3iales0Gtilmhore yas eits aFrernch will celebrate its 30th year of foundation equivalent). It was given an education on Saturday, December 14, 2019 at permit that the founder had worked on Hotel Ruby Foo’S on 7655 Decarie during the summer months of July to Boulevard with a dinner dance party September 1989. During this time, that will also serve as the annual anyone offering courses to the public Christmas get together of its alumni, must get a permit. She designed her students, teachers, community leaders, own curriculum and was given a permit friends and family. For the first time in for self-improvement education under 30 years, this will be a fund raising drive an FA number (Formation D’Appoint). to help the College in its application for She operated the school by hiring other an education permit to offer general teachers to teach the courses in education course for adults next school computer education, languages, and year. This college was founded accounting as she was still a full time singlehandedly by Zenaida Kharroubi, high school teacher with the Montreal a former high school teacher of 25 Catholic School Commission and had years with the Montreal Catholic School The 16th anniversary of Gilmore College International (banner with old logo to work from 8 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Commission. shown in the background) was celebrated at the premises of College Prep Monday to Friday. It was only after 3 It was on November 1, 1989 International on Sherbrooke West. Photo shows from left: PAB teachers: Dindo o’clock in the afternoon that she would Miras, Amy Manon-og, Editha Fedalizo, PAB graduate Alex Chen Ziang Xu, Sarah when Gilmore College International first Hui Xing, Philippine Ambassador Jose Brilliantes, Director-General Zenaida have the time to work in her own opened its doors to the public under its Kharroubi, PAB graduates Sau Wan Shum, Jinny Jun Yue, and Stella Choy. These original name of Gilmore Business five graduates were the first students who enrolled in the program when it was See Page 4 Gilmore College Institute (Institut des études started in May 2005 upon the recommendation of James Ma, a Chinese businessman. (Photo taken: 11/27/2005) 2 Novemberr 2019 The North American Filipino Star co-operating more with other traditional Canada-wide emergency From the allies in Europe and Asia. The storms in this globalized Executive Publisher’s Desk alert system to be world won't disappear. They will only tested Wednesday become harder to navigate through. Published Monday, November 25, Zenaida Ferry-Kharroubi Let's hope Trudeau is putting the right 2019 12:18PM EST crew in place to do it. TORONTO -- If your cellphone Another editorial by Susan receives an emergency alert text on Belacourt of the Star has pointed out Wednesday, don’t panic. The new cabinet that Trudeau with his appointment of Canada’s national the new Cabinet attempts to correct emergency alert system, Alert Ready, in a minority past missteps. She wrote the following has scheduled a public test for later comments: this week. Depending on where you government “While Trudeau’s first cabinet live, the test will be sent in the late swearing-in could have been filmed on morning or early afternoon. a movie set in 2015, this re-elected Test messages will be sent via government didn’t shoot for big, shiny compatible wireless devices, displays of newness. television and radio. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Canadians to accept major lifestyle The 2019 sequel, in keeping Test alerts educate Canadians on has his job cut out for him. As the changes, including far higher carbon with the new minority status, put a more what an emergency alert will look and results of the eleciton showed, there taxes. modest face on the second Trudeau sound like in the event of a life- are regional tensions that he must learn : The National unity government. Ministers didn’t walk into threatening situation,” Martin to handle and find ways to resolve the premiers of Alberta and Saskatchewan Rideau Hall en masse on Wednesday, Belanger, director of public alerting at issues that are urgenhtly needing — provinces without a single Liberal waving at the cameras. They arrived Pelmorex, which operates Alert immediate attention before they MP — have taken a page from instead individually, families and Ready’s technical infrastructure, said become worst. Quebec's playbook. Raising the children in tow as they walked into the in a statement. Justin Trudeau's Liberals were spectre of Western separatism, they're building. The tests haven’t always shut out in Alberta and Saskatchewan pushing for more provincial autonomy Too much Trudeau in the first gone according to plan. Only 60 per last month, but the provinces got a in ways that could weaken the version of his government? There’s a cent of wireless users in Manitoba shout-out in the cabinet choices the federation. The return of the Bloc co-star now: deputy prime minister prime minister selected. Lacking an MP Québécois as a powerful but parochial received an alert during the system’s Chrystia Freeland, who also takes on a first test in May 2018. from the region, Trudeau tried for the force in Parliament will further fray the job — intergovernmental affairs — that next best thing. He named two key national ties that bind. It's already led to Similar issues arose across the prime minister initially kept for Canada during the second test in ministers with ties to the two provinces, a battle of words between Prairie and himself in the early days. and positioned a former cabinet Quebec leaders. November 2018, which was There’s also a lot more of a considered “a significant minister as his eyes and ears in the Not only does Trudeau need to spotlight on the team, with a mix of improvement” from the first test but Prairies. He tapped Chrystia Freeland find answers to western grievances, he seasoned veterans (10 ministers kept still not perfect. as his minister of intergovernmental should act as an impartial conciliator the jobs they had before the election) The alert system is designed affairs and deputy prime minister and between the provinces. In addition, his and a sprinkling of seven newcomers to to send out rapid messages in the he appointed Jim Carr, a former cabinet government must continue working for keep the story fresh. event of an imminent threat to public minister to be special representative for reconciliation with Canada's If you thought the first Trudeau safety. the Maritime provinces. Indigenous Peoples. There can be no government was a little too focused on All phones sold in Canada Freeland has two roles - first is unified Canadian nation without the events abroad, this new cabinet has since April 6, 2019 should be wireless to work with the premiers — particularly participation of its First Nations. lots of jobs with a domestic focus. public alerting compatible. prominent Trudeau antagonists Jason Last There’s even a minister for “middle Recession risks: Here is when to expect a Kenney of Alberta and Scott Moe of week, the Parliamentary Budget Officer class prosperity” — Ottawa MP Mona message, based on where you live: Saskatchewan — to show that Trudeau reported that federal deficits will be Fortier, one of the cabinet newcomers not only understands the frustration of much higher than the government had — to underline that this Trudeau Alberta: 1:55 PM MST people in those provinces, but intends planned. But that's without including government really, honestly, is British Columbia: 1:55 PM PST to respond. Her second role is more the tens of billions of dollars in new committed to concerns close to where Manitoba 1:55 PM CST symbolic: Freeland becomes the first spending and tax cuts the Liberals most Canadians live. deputy prime minister since Anne promised in October's election. The At the recent post-election New Brunswick: 10:55 AM AST McLellan 15 years ago. global economy is sputtering. caucus meeting in Ottawa, many Newfoundland & Labrador: 10:55 AM An interesting analysis by The Unresolved trade conflicts between the Liberals reported that voters weren’t NST Spectator editors cited five challenges United States and China are only aware of what the previous Liberal Northwest Territories: 9:55 AM MST that Prime Minister Trudeau will be increasing the risk of a widespread government had done, whether on Nova Scotia: 1:55 PM AST judged: “But two or three years from recession in the next few years. climate change, reducing poverty or Nunavut: No test scheduled today, Canadians will judge the prime Preparing Canada for that likelihood relieving families’ tax burdens.” Ontario: 2:55 PM EST minister and his Liberal power circle by while delivering the new cash they've In view of all these comments, Prince Edward Island: 12:55 PM AST how they've risen to meet the most promised will force the Liberals to make we are left with two questions - What Quebec: 1:55 PM EST urgent challenges facing this country. tough decisions. They can't do it all. can we expect the new minority Saskatchewan: 1:55 PM CST Yukon: 1:55 PM PST Here's our list of the top-five Pharmacare : Nowhere will government to accomplish? How long issues that should keep them all awake wise budgeting decisions be in greater will this government last? at night demand than when it comes to keeping -o0o- Climate change : Most the Liberal promise to move forward voters in last month's federal election with some kind of national program to backed parties committed to provide greater public access to preventing global warming from prescription drugs.