Madam Speaker, the third annual Filipino Canadian National Congress leadership convention is happening in Winnipeg tomorrow. Over 200 community and business leaders representing a diverse cross-section of Filipino Canadians will be in attendance, and the theme for this year's convention is “Strengthening Communities from Coast to Coast to Coast”.
Port Moody—Coquitlam is fortunate to have amazing Filipino community leader Treenee Lopez, the founder and chair of Global Pinoy Diaspora Canada, and Megin Alvarez, whose friendship and commitment to community building I appreciate and admire.
Congratulations to all the attendees at this year's national congress, from me and my colleague from Winnipeg Centre. We, along with NDP MP-elect Leila Dance, look forward to attending the conference, and we want to thank the leadership of the Filipino Canadian National Congress for inviting us.