-------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | | Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Troy de Souza is the Conservative candidate for Equismlat constituency in Victoria, British Columbia. Canadian general elections on Jan 23. Given below is a reply from his campaign office to my query on his racial background. Though I had asked the office if he was Goan or Mangalorean, it isn''t clear from the reply if he is a "Goan." The "East Indian ancestry" could mean a Goan. eugene -- Troy is of mixed Portuguese and East Indian ancestry, whose family left Goa before Troy was born. Troy was actually born in Pakistan, so is certainly an interesting representative of a broad spectrum South Asian ancestry. He is Roman Catholic and is married to a lady of Sikh ancestry. They have one child. Troy came to Canada when he was 8 years old, and was educated in Victoria BC. He then went on to education at Camosun College, University of Victoria and finally took a law degree at University of Windsor in Ontario. He also served as a reserve artillery officer, achieving the rank of captain. He is a municipal lawyer practicing on Vancouver Island. Troy DeSouza Campaign Office
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