Fil-Canadian lawmaker vows support for PH cultural center in British Columbia | TFC News Canada
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Filipino-Canadian Member of Parliament Richie Valdez, who is also the country's Minister for Small Business, is excited about the federal government's plan to support the building of a Filipino Cultural Center in B.C.
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She says this is the result of the community bringing their request to her and to their representatives in parliament who, in turn, advocated for them in Ottawa.
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The proposed budget, which includes the federal commitment for the Filipino Cultural Center project, now has the support of the new Democratic Party.
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Valdez says once the budget is passed, they will take steps to ensure that the project will move forward.
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So next steps is more really making sure that we're working directly with both the Filipino community and with the provincial government to see what ways we can help move this work forward.
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It's working together that will ensure that this continues to happen.
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And keep moving forward from here on out.
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Valdez also shares that there will be additional funds from the budget for foreign credential recognition.
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This aims to make it easier for foreign-educated professionals like doctors and nurses to practice in their field.
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Meantime, another key feature of the budget is the $13 billion investment on the Canada Dental Care Plan.
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This is seen to benefit children and seniors with no access to dental care.
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The Pharma Care Plan, meanwhile, will give...
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free birth control and diabetes medicine to Canadians.
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But speaking to multicultural media, opposition leader Pierre Poilier refused to say if he will continue with his plans should he become Canada's next prime minister.
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So far, Trudeau has come out and said, well, I'm going to cover insulin and contraceptives.
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Okay, so, and then he says, down the road somewhere, we're going to do something really beautiful and wonderful, just trust me.
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Well, I'm sorry if I don't.
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I don't trust him on that.
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Let's wait and see what he does before we comment and before we pop the champagne to celebrate.
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Poilier says his main worry is that Canadians who already have good workplace plans may lose their benefit because of what he called an inferior government Pharma Care Plan.
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Instead of a universal plan, Poilier said the free medicine plan should target only the small number of Canadians who have no coverage.
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I think people have to think very carefully.
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Are they ready to have their...
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...private plan banned by the government and replaced with a pharmaceutical government-run plan?
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You might end up with something a lot worse than you have right now.
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But Valdez defended the Liberal government's health care plans and maintained that these are programs that will make a difference in the lives of Canadians.
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Unlike the Conservatives who don't believe in climate change, who are all about cutting social programs to help Canadians,
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we're the opposite.
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We will continue to invest in Canadians and continue to invest in the dental care program as well as the Pharma Care program.
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Coverage under the Canadian Dental Care Plan for almost 2 million seniors aged 70 years and older began this May.
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Rowena Papasin, ABS-CBN News, Vancouver.
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Thank you for watching!
