MCBA Network Lunch for October 2011

October 19th 2011 at Yang Sushi Bar Japanese Restaurant in Mississauga, Ontario

                                                     Mr. Stephen Chu  President of
                                             Mississauga Chinese Business Association
                                      welcoming and thanking members and guests to the
                                                      October Network Lunch

Today before noon the executive members of MCBA began to hurriedly setup and get ready for today key note presentation by representative of  PRIMERICA on the topic of  " sound financial planning for you and your family" with special guest speakers Ms. Carmela Cieri and Mr. Paulo Pereira. 

For more photos of today event check gallery below:-
https://picasaweb.google.com/tee.andrew8/MCBA_NetworkLunch

124 new Canadian join the family

October  12th 2011

For the past three years I had been invited to Judge Mina Fung Citizen Court as a photographer to help the new Canadian celebrate their officially first day as Canadian. For the past two years I was the official photographer for Mississauga Chinese Business Association and the sponsor for the refreshment and photographer for the event. However in 2011 the Mississauga SafeCity became the official sponsor and because I am also the offcial photograher for SafeCity Mississauga I was priviledge to help out as the official photographer.

In the eighty when I received my Canadian Citizenship my wife and I regrettablely,  were not able to have a photo of us receiving our citizenship. Remember at that time I have my single len reflect Pentax camera with a twenty four frame, one hundred ASA film which was not as easy to capture the moment as today point and shoot digital camera. That is why every photo that can bring a smile from everyone receiving the citizenship mean a lot to me and I thank everyone for sharing this day with me.

When Mr. Victor Oh the Chair of SafeCity Mississauga share with everyone in the court today to donate your free time as a Canadian, and to do volunteer services in any non profitable association he knew that those services you provide would bring more reward to you than the people you serve as a volunteer. He was actually speacking to all from his heart as he has serve in the Mississauga for years as the president of Mississauga Chinese Business Association and later Honorurary President. Currently he is serving as Chair of SafeCity Mississauga.

Also today the new Canadian were previledge to hear from Hon. Stella Ambler member of parliment from Mississauga South who brought with her greeting from Hon. Jason Kenny the Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism wishing all the new Canadian a warm welcome to be become Canadian and congratulation. Ms. Stella Ambler spoke about the sacrifies her parent had to made migrating to Canada from Italy so that she could have a brighter future. Hopefully all the new Canadian can be inspired by her success to copy the same success story in the future.

Last but not least Mississauga newly elected member of parliment for Mississauga East Hon. Wladyslaw Lizon who was also an immigrant himself was at the Citizenship Court to welcome those new Canadians and to delivered to them the Prime Minister Hon Stephen Harper personal greeting to them.

For more photos of today event check out the gallery below:-

https://picasaweb.google.com/tee.andrew8/October122011#

Note:
Sorry to all new Canadian the photo site was incorrectly setup as a private
 site earlier but that has been corrected.

  

Mississauga Judicial Inquiry Report

October 3rd, 2011

The verdict is now out and the Honorable Justice Douglas Cunningham had reported that Mayor Hazel McCallion broke the common sense rule regarding her conflict of interest in dealing with World Class Development due to her position and office as the Mayor of Mississauga. World Class Development Incorporated was incorporated in February 22nd. 2005 by solicitor D. Jared Brown and his colleague Joseph Caprara as per Mr. Peter McCallion instruction.

According to page 28 of the report of the Mississauga Judicial Inquiry (Updating the Ethical Infrastructure Executive Summary), "There is no doubt that the Mayor's interest in the World Class Development project was driven principally by her desire for a four or five-star hotel in Mississauga, and not simply by a desire to assist her son. However, the mayor knowingly used her public office and her relationship with OMERS (Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System) to influence the co-owners to agree to concessions that benefited WCD. She knew her son Peter McCallion stood to gain financially if the deal succeeded. For this reason, the exercise of influence put her in conflict, both real and apparent".

Minister of Immigration and Citizenship out promoting PC candidate in Mississauga.

September 30th. 2011

Today Hon. Jason Kenny the Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism was at Mississauga Btrust Supermarket at central Parkway and promoting Mr. David Brown, Mississauga-Erindale Ontario PC candidate.

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