PH Consul General Tackles PH-Alberta Cooperation with Canadian MP

CALGARY 11 September 2018 – Philippine Consul General to Calgary Gilberto G.B. Asuque calls on Kent J. Hehr P.C., Member of Parliament (MP) for Calgary Centre, at his constituency office to introduce the services of the Consulate General for Filipinos and Filipino-Canadians in Calgary.

Consul General Asuque informed MP Hehr that there are about 75,000 Filipinos in Calgary, and about 6,000 Filipinos in the MP’s riding of Calgary Centre. He also informed MP Hehr that based on the 2016 data from Statistics Canada, there are 175,130 Filipinos in Alberta and 33,625 Filipinos in Saskatchewan.

The Consul General discussed with MP Hehr the establishment of the Consulate General in Calgary in 2016 and the consular services for all the clients in the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan, its consular jurisdiction.

Consul General Asuque and MP Hehr discussed opportunities for cooperation between the Philippines and Alberta Province in manpower resources for industries and other service-oriented businesses in Calgary, as well as the source of liquefied natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas from Alberta for the fuel requirements of the Philippines.

MP Hehr expressed his admiration for the Filipinos in his constituency, and thanked them for their dedication and commitment to their work.

MP Hehr, who is a quadriplegic after an accident in October 1991, recalls with great fondness and appreciation the care and support by his Filipino caregiver during the recovery and rehabilitation phase of his injury.

He practiced law at the prestigious national firm Fraser Milner Casgrain (now Dentons) and became an active community leader, working with the United Way and heading the Alberta branch of the Canadian Paraplegic Association.

In 2008, he won as a member of the Legislative Assembly to represent the constituency of Calgary-Buffalo in the Alberta Legislature, a seat he successfully defended in 2012.

In 2015, MP Hehr was successful in his run to become the Member of Parliament for Calgary Centre in the House of Commons. END

For more information, visit www.calgarypcg.dfa.gov.ph.