President Benigno S. Aquino III arrived in Ottawa to begin his meeting with the Prime Minister of Canada, Stephen Harper; and on the second day at Toronto, both leaders met the Filipino community at Roy Thompson Hall; and then flew to Vancouver, his last leg of his first trip, as an invited guest of the Prime Minister of Canada.
And when President Aquino arrived home from his five-day trip to the United States and in Canada where he received many pledges of more investments, various initiative to help cement more trades and labor relations with the Canadian government.
Many positive results were mentioned by Aquino when he met many Canadian businesses and had issued so much interest to expand the waste recycling and energy conversion, and to help promote tourism and agriculture. He added that there will be possibility of harnessing the Philippine tropical climate for growing cranberries and blueberries.
In Ottawa, President Aquino was welcomed by Prime Minister Stephen Harper, our kababayan Senator Tobias Enverga. Jr, and other members of his cabinet. He met also Justin Trudeau, the Liberal Leader. In Toronto, an open invitation extended by the Canadian Prime Minister to the various leaders from Ontario, Quebec and Manitoba. A well-attended informal gathering at Roy Thompson Hall where both Harper and Aquino greeted the Filipino Canadians as they waved the Canadian and the Filipino Flag.
“We’re so happy to see President Aquino to address the Filipino leaders in our native language, and I like what he has told us about my home country, and I think he has done many good things to help our kababayans back home, ” said by one of the seniors who joined the gathering.
In Vancouver, President Aquino met with British Columbia Premier Christy Clark who has pledged to facilitate the employment of the Filipinos in this province.
