Troy De Souza Candidate for Member of Parliament Esquimalt Juan De Fuca --
Troy is Manglorean. He is running again on the Conservative ticket for the seat that has been held by Dr. Keith Martin who announced he will not seek re-relection in the next elections, not yet called but likely to be held in Oct, according to media speculation. In the 2008 elections, Liberal Keith won with 20,042 votes against Troy 19,971. Troy asked for recount but then asked it to be terminated when it became apparent that the number of dispute ballots could notbridge the gap between them. Keith has maintained that he is 25 Indian because his grand- or great-grandmother was a Portuguese who was born in Goa. Maybe, the Goan connection he mentioned was to win the South Asian votes in the riding in Victoria, capital of British Columbia. It is picturesque city, typically a place for retirement. It has lot of gardens. In the evening you can see elderly people sit in the verandahs having their "cuppa tea." It is a very British city. I have been there at least thrice. Eugene