Four Filipinos seek legislative seats in Manitoba
Four Filipinos seek legislative seats in Manitoba
Champagne is trying to continue the Liberal surge in Manitoba. (Official campaign photo)
By Ted Alcuitas
Philippine Canadian News
Political battles in Manitoba are won or lost in Winnipeg where the majority of Manitoba’s Filipino community resides. Province-wide, Filipinos comprise the largest ethnic population.
The vote-rich city is therefore coveted by all political parties as they go into elections.
In this continuing series focusing on Winnipeg, we feature the four Filipino candidates who hopes to follow the path started by the late Conrad Santos (who died just last February 29, 2016), the first to win office in Canada as an NDP MLA in 1981.
Two of them – the Marcelinos, are reelectionists while Champagne and Reyes are first timers.
We begin with Aida Champagne who is running for the Liberals.
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