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16 January 2019,
Calgary – Consul General Gilberto Asuque and Ms. Stephanie Kusie, Member of
Parliament (MP) for Calgary-Midnapore riding, met on 14 January 2019. They
discussed a number of topics, including the state of the Filipino community in
Calgary, celebration of the Philippine Heritage Month in Canada every June of
the year, ASEAN-Canada Dialogue Relations, and national and international
issues.
A former career
Canadian diplomat, MP Kusie is a member of the Conservative Party and currently
the Vice Chair of the Standing Committee on Procedure and
House Affairs in the House of Commons.
Consul General Asuque
offered the services of the Consulate General to speak at a Filipino community
meeting that may be organized in MP Kusie’s riding in the future to explain the
various consular services of the Philippine Consulate General for Filipino
nationals. MP Kusie welcomed the
proposal and indicated her intention to conduct such forum during the
celebration of Philippine Heritage Month in June.
Deputy Consul General Zaldy Patron joined Consul General Asuque and MP Kusie in the meeting.