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Troy DeSouza (not de Souza) is a Goan - his parents are Vince and Sandra
and they have confirmed this. (info. from Alcino Rodrigues of Toronto
[currently on vacation in Colorado's Rocky Mountains]).
We have the opportunity of listening and speaking to Troy today (Wed) - he
will be on C-FAX radio station at 5:00 pm BC time - [01:10 am on 12 Jan
(GMT)]. To hear the programme on the internet go to
http://www.cfax1070.com/
To call the show dial (250) 386-1161 direct or collect. You can fax to
920-4624 or email at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Programme details at http://www.cfax1070.com/talk.html
For photographs and more info about him visit
Goan Voice Canada issue of 12 Nov 2005 at
http://www.goanvoice.ca/2005/issue25/
The Troy DeSouza website at http://www.troydesouza.ca/troy.php
And I stumbled across:
10 Jan. 2006: Vancouver Sun. ... The Conservative candidate is little-known
Troy DeSouza. A lawyer, he hopes that Conservative leader Stephen Harper's
campaign stops here, as well as the party's promise to build up the riding's
military base, will win over voters.
Cheers,
Eddie Fernandes
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Eugene Correia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 12:05 PM
Subject: [Goanet] candidate for Canadian election
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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