Edbert Joaquin:
CLASS OF 1992
St. Elizabeth Catholic High SchoolClass of 1992
Thornhill, ON
St. Columba SchoolClass of 1988
Scarborough, ON
Edbert's Story
Life
After a 3 week vacation in Manila, Philippines in Oct. 1996, I decided to extend my trip and explore the tiger economies of Asia for another 6 months. The 6 months became 1 year, and qucikly 7years that profoundly made a lasting impact in my life that will forever influence my passion to public life, community advocacy, my ideas for equality for all Canadians, promoting and protecting the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and contributing to a new Canada that is evolving rapidly to meet the worlds apetite for anything Canadian.
As a returning Canadian citizen in 2003, I was recruited to help campaign for John Tory's unsuccessful bid to become Toronto's Mayor.
Shortly after I mobilzed in Markham to help defeat the Ernie Eves-Harris Government and assisted MPP Tony Wong to victory and a seat at Queen's Park, while also organizing local Markham Municipal elections for local Councillors.
Then almost immediately thereafter in Nov. 2003 during Paul Matin's Liberal Leadership Victory, I collaborated to help elect Executives for Multiculturalism positions for both Provincial, Federal-Regional, and National Directors for the Ont. Provincial Liberal Party, the Fed. Liberal Party of Canada (Ont. Division) and National Liberal Party of Canada.
After 2 Federal Elections in 2004 & 2006, and 2...Expand for more
Minority Governments, I currently continue to work as Special Assistant-Community Liason Officer for Member of Parliament Lui Temelkovski, for the riding of Oak Ridges-Markham, which is the largest populated constituency in Canada 165,000 residents, 3rd largest electoral group at close to 118,000 voters, representing 28 towns and communities throughout York Region, and 4 Mayors from King City, Richmond Hill, Stouffville and Markham.
Later this year in Dec. 2006 at the Liberal Leadership Convention to elect a new leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, I will be nominated to run my first campaign to be elected on the National Executive of the Liberal Party as the
Chair for the Standing Committee on Multiculturalism.
I currently serve on the following Boards/Organizations:
-VP Asian Canadian Entrepreneurs & Professionals
-Founding Director Canadian Club of York Region
-Founding Director Markham Arts Council
-Director Markham Village Music Festival
-Director Oak Ridges-Markham Fed. Liberal Riding Association
-National Chair Canada-Philippine Friendship Society
-President Filipino Canadian Youth Council
-Philippine Chamber of Commerce Toronto
-Markham Board of Trade
-Canada Philippine Business Council
-Team Canada Trade Mission to Philippines
-President of Asian Global Media, Inc.
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