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Upcoming Events

Special AGMSeptember 12, 2006 @ 6:00 pm

Casa do Alentejo Community Centre, 1130 Dupont St, Toronto

Mayoral Debate October 2006

European Business Club Hosted by FPCBP

October 17, 2006 @ 5:30 pmDelta Chelsea Hotel,

33 Gerrard St W, Toronto

25th Annual Scholarship Dinner November 9, 2006 @ 6:00 pmMississauga Convention Centre,

75 Derry Rd, Mississauga

25th Anniversary Celebration: Commemorative Magazine

& Video Launch eventDecember 2006

Business Excellence Awards February 10, 2007

Pearson Convention Centre, 2638 Steeles Ave, Brampton

Annual General MeetingMarch 8, 2007

There are moments in time when a young mind lights up, a smile spreads and there is pure exhilaration when an idea is understood. Parents have seen it in their toddlers. Teachers have seen it in their stu-dents. It is the delight and the wonder of learning.

Twenty-five years ago, the Federation of Portuguese Canadian Business & Professionals identified learning and edu-cation as a key to the success of our com-munity. It wished to promote both individ-ual academic achievement and the voice of the growing Portuguese-Canadian com-munity in Toronto. As a result, the FPCBP Scholarship Program was born. Today, it still stands as a testament to the foresight of those early founders and the continued commit-ment of our community to its future.

The purpose of scholarships in general is often manifold:

to recognize hard work and academic result

to celebrate achievement to encourage youth to reward a job well done to promote education to financially assist the pursuit of

academic excellence

But FPCBP Scholarships go further. They represent our community’s values and goals. They demonstrate the sustained financial commitment of our Sponsors. They illustrate our community’s apprecia-tion for education. They simultaneously celebrate and promote.

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Through the acquisition of knowledge and the opportunity to use knowledge, our youth can discover who they are and what they want to be. They can and will, build, document, design and shape our future. They will do so as entrepreneurs, historians, architects, doctors, politicians, lawyers and however else they want. Increasingly, they can weave the richness of our Portuguese culture and heritage into the very fabric of Canadian society.

On November 9th, 2006, the FPCBP will be presenting its 25th Anniversary Scholarship Awards to top scholars of Portuguese descent. It will recognize the academic excellence of students from across the country currently enrolled in their last year of High School or in Undergraduate, Graduate and College programs. In addition, to specifically cele-brate the leadership and vision of the early

Scholarships: Foresight and Pride

FPCBP Mission Statement

To promote business activity, foster professionalism, develop network-ing opportunities, enhance political visibility, encourage academic excel-lence and, as the representative voice, advocate the prominence of our mem-bers within and outside the Portuguese Canadian Business and Professional community.

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Justin Trudeau, Keynote speaker at the 25th Annual Scholarship Dinner to be held on November 9, 2006 at Mississauga Convention Centre

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founders and volunteers, the FPCBP has created the Leadership Excellence Award to be granted to a student who has dem-onstrated outstanding achievement as a young leader.

Mr. Justin P.J. Trudeau, the keynote speaker on November 9th, is a fitting example of leadership. He is an English, French and Math teacher, and a promoter of youth via his work with Katimavik. This is Canada’s leading national youth volun-teer-service program and it works to in-crease the engagement of Canada’s youth

in our country and in our communities. Mr. Trudeau, like his father before him, recognizes the importance of Canadian diversity and multiculturalism. He recog-nizes the critical role of education in the well being of individuals and the well be-ing of a democratic and just society. The FPCBP Scholarships contribute to that Canadian objective, as well as to our own Portuguese-Canadian community goal to increasingly participate in the develop-ment of our country.

As co-chair of the 2006 Scholarship Committee, it is my privilege to once again participate in this collective endea-

vour. The applications will come in by October 12th, the distinguished academ-ics of Portuguese descent will evaluate the candidates, and we will have 25 award winners on November 9th.

I invite you to come celebrate the suc-cess of our brightest youth that evening. Perhaps when they see how their commu-nity supports them, we will get to see their smiles and excitement when they learn how proud of them we are!

Cidalia C. Faria Co-Chair: Scholarship Committee ‘06

FPCBP

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Dear Member:

On behalf of the Federation of Portuguese Canadian Business & Professionals (FPCBP), we would like to once again invite you to participate in the FPCBP’s scholarship program—the oldest and largest scholarship program in the Portuguese community in Canada. In the last five years alone, the FPCBP has awarded over 100 scholarships totaling more than $250,000 to outstanding High School, College and University students from across the country.

With the assistance of people like you, over the last 25 years, the FPCBP Scholarship Program has expanded with increasing monetary awards to meet the ever-increasing number of qualified ap-

plicants. We rely on the generosity of our members, the Portuguese community, and other generous sponsors to sustain this suc-cess and continue nourishing our youth. The FPCBP is calling on your support once again to continue recognizing academic excellence and awarding scholarships to students of Portuguese descent.

This year, the 25th Annual Scholarship Dinner will be held on November 9, 2006, at the Mississauga Convention Centre. The FPCBP is pleased to confirm the presence of Mr. Justin Trudeau as this year’s Keynote Speaker! We believe he is an exemplary mentor and role-model and his presence at this event will truly be a source of in-spiration for our scholarship recipients. In addition, this event provides a wonderful opportunity for those in our community to

meet him, and will definitely elevate the caliber of this event.

We ask you to kindly consider one of the Sponsorship Packages that we have created for the event (as described below) and sup-port this great cause. If you require further information or would like to discuss any specific sponsorship opportunity, please do not hesitate to contact Ana Bailao at 416.456.6138 or [email protected].

Thank you in advance for your gener-osity and we hope to hear from you very soon.

Yours truly,

Ana Bailão FPCBP, President

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Silver Scholarship Sponsor - $2,500$2,000 Scholarship awarded to a StudentRecognized with the recipient in the event programPersonally present the Scholarship to the recipient during the ceremoniesName/Logo placed in the multimedia display2 tickets for the Scholarship Dinner

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FPCBP 25th anniversary magazine: Letter from the Editor

For 25 years the FPCBP has worked tirelessly in the community to support our youth, celebrate business and professional excellence, and foster political visibility. As Editor in Chief of the FPCBP’s 25th an-niversary commemorative magazine, I am

pleased to report on our efforts to celebrate our history and many accomplishments.

The commemorative magazine is a first for the FPCBP, and for the community. This one-time magazine will be approximately 70 colour pages, including photos, ads and mostly English text. The magazine’s cover story will be written by Isabel Teotonio, a Portuguese-Canadian reporter with the Toronto Star, and will pay tribute to the FPCBP’s rich history and significant contri-bution to the community over the past 25 years. This is a monumental task requiring extensive research and attention to detail. We recognize the FPCBP would not be here today without the vision and dedica-tion of our Founders, Past Presidents and previous Boards. Their experiences and accomplishments are an important part of the FPCBP’s history, and we look forward to building this information into the maga-zine’s cover story.

In addition to highlighting the success-es of the FPCBP over the past quarter of a century, the magazine will also celebrate the Portuguese community, and will serve as a tool to further promote the FPCBP. As

such, the magazine will include essays about Portuguese culture, immigration and entrepreneurship by several profes-sors, including Fernando Nunes and Jose Carlos Teixeira. A feature on successful fashion designer Arthur Mendonça, in-cluding photos of his collection, will also be part of the magazine.

The magazine’s cover will be shot by photographer Jorge Pimentel, and journal-ist and writer Humberta Araújo will contrib-ute a poem and a story about Portugal and the EU. We have also engaged some local journalism students and will be publishing articles by them as well. Additionally, we have been successful in securing an inter-view with Nelly Furtado for a feature story on the Portuguese Canadian singer/song-writer. Anne Marie Aikins, a reporter with Novae Res Urbis (NRU) who has also pub-lished articles in the Toronto Star, Globe and Mail, and Macleans Magazine, will sit down with Nelly to write the story for the FPCBP’s 25th anniversary magazine.

We have allocated a maximum of 28 pages for advertising, and are already al-most 50 per cent sold out. If you would like to advertise in the FPCBP’s first magazine, please purchase your ad space as soon as possible. We continue to be grateful for the ongoing support of our members and sponsors. Help us make the FPCBP’s com-memorative magazine a phenomenal suc-cess by placing an ad in this special silver anniversary edition.

The magazine will be unveiled at the of-ficial 25th anniversary celebration in early December 2006 at Revival on College Street. Stay tuned for more and join us for the celebrations!

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As a membership organization, one of our key goals is to pro-mote business for our members by creating networking opportu-nities. Based on programs offered by other Business Federations and Chambers of Commerce, as well as the success of the recent networking event organized in collaboration with ICEP for the Portuguese Building Materials Industry visit to Canada, the FPCBP is proud to present you with a new service—Business After Hours.

We think that our Business After Hours program will be a perfect medium for achieving this goal—it will bring everyone together, and allow for professionals to meet new people and present them-selves to a broader business audience.

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Pelo terceiro ano consecutivo, a Federação de Empresários e Profissionais Luso-Canadianos, em conjunto com o programa On Your Mark, entregou, na passada quinta-feira, os prémios sobre a composição “Para mim, ser português é...” ligados às celebrações do mês de Junho, o mês da história e cultura portuguesas na província do Ontário.

Depois de uma campanha extensiva por todas escolas da províncias, a FPCBP recebeu mais de uma centena de com-posições em inglês e português.

Depois de retirados os indicadores de identificação, o comité organizador – liderado por Eunice Machado e com-posto por Cidália Faria, Ana Bailão e Sónia Neves – reuniu um grupo de professores

de origem portuguesa – Ana Fernandes-Iria, Margaret da Silva, Alda Nunes, Steve de Quintal, Rosa Pereira-Massa, Alicia Conrad, Helder Ramos, Maggie Unção, Michelle Vingada e Mónica Marques – para avaliarem as composições a partir do seguinte critério: aderência ao tópico, organização, criatividade, gramática e apresentação geral. As composições foram divididas em três grupos – 7º a 8º anos, 9º a 10º anos e 11º 12º anos. As seis com-posições vencedoras – cada uma de mil dólares que a FPCBP entregou em forma de fundo para a educação – foram três em inglês e três em português, entregues a:

Alexandra Maria Rebelo da Silva, 8º ano, escola St. Vincent de Paul, Michelle Gonçalves, 7º ano, Escola portuguesa 5

Quinas, Tracey Medeiros, 9º ano, escola Bishop Allen Academy, Jennifer Moreira, 10º ano, escola portuguesa 5 Quinas, Angie Verissimo, 12º ano, escola Holy Trinity e Katia Caramujo, escola First Portuguese.

A cerimónia teve lugar na Universidade de Toronto, na antiga sala Strachan Hall, com a presença da cônsul geral de Portugal em Toronto, Drª Maria Amélia Maia da Paiva e do deputado convidado Michael Ignatieff.

A cerimónia teve a abertura com Isabel Sinde para a entoação dos Hinos Nacionais. Eunice Machado, presidente do comité responsável pelas composições, deu as boas-vindas a todos os presentes

e falou da importância de manter este concurso para as gerações mais jovens. A cônsul geral de Portugal em Toronto não quis deixar de enaltecer o trabalho da Federação e apelou aos jovens para que continuem a dar provas do que “é ser por-tuguês, mesmo não estando a concorrer para nenhum concurso”.

A presidente da Federação, Ana Bailão, apresentou o convidado, Michael Ignatieff, por ter aceite o convite, lendo um cur-rículo extensivo do político, professor, académico e autor. No entanto, foram as palavras de Ignatieff que mais marcaram os presentes. Dizendo seguir os passos do pai, cujo retrato se encontrava na sala como um dos académicos de renome da Universidade de Toronto, Michael Ignatieff falou das origens humildes do pai, da am-bição em vencer na vida e nos valores que transmitiu ao filho. Apenas uma coisa – quiçá a que mais marcou os jovens pre-sentes – Michael Ignatieff lamenta: “gos-tava de ter tido a oportunidade de comu-nicar com o meu pai e restante família na nossa língua materna, o russo, mas não posso. Não comentam o mesmo erro que eu: não esqueçam a vossa língua, tenham orgulho em falá-la em continuar a escrevê-la, mesmo vindo neste país porque o que nos distingue é este multiculturalismo, é esta possibilidade de sermos nós próprios no meio de tantas culturas”.

Esta é mais uma das iniciativas da FPCBP em promover a educação no seio da comunidade portuguesa.

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Decorreu com o habitual destaque e companheirismo, na segunda-feira, dia 26 de Junho, o Torneio Anual de Golfe da FPCBP. Uma “corrida” à volta dos 18 bu-racos, óptima para relaxar e abrir o ape-tite.

O Torneio teve lugar no Royal Ontario Golf Club e, o almoço, no sa-lão do Portuguese Cultural Centre of Mississauga.

Houve ainda um “Leilão Silencioso” e vários sorteios, entre os quais, desta-que para uma viagem a Portugal, ofer-ta da VistaSol Tours, que coube a John Wombolatt.

Durante o almoço no PCCM, foram entregues os troféus aos vencedores do Torneio de Golfe da FPCBP.

Nas Senhoras, o “Longest Drive” foi para Gigi Coelho; o “Closest to the Pin” para Rosa Martins, e, o “Low Gross” cou-be a Natalie Araújo.

Nos Homens, o “Longest Drive” para Curt Fitzpatrick; o “Closest to the Pin” a Jack Silva; o “Best Past President Foursome” ao quarteto Joe Pinto, Joe Nunes, Inácio Cunha e Darryl Turnbull; o “Best Foursome” para James Cardinal,

Curt Fitzpatrick, Paul Smith e Stuart Ridley; o “Low Net” foi para Curt Fitzpatrick; o “Low Gross” ao Paul Smith e, finalmen-te, o “Most Honest Golfer” para o Tony Belas.

Um convívio apreciado por todos e de incalculável valor para cada um.

Os fundos conseguidos no leilâo silen-cioso e no “putting contest” foram doados para a “Society of Portuguese Disabled Persons Building Fund”. As nossas felici-tações pela organização e pela atitude de bem fazer.

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City News

- Highlights from meeting of Toronto City Council on June 27, 2006New governance model for the City

Council approved a series of changes to the City’s Council and committees, including the creation of an executive committee responsible for setting policy directions. The reforms are designed to improve the decision-making structure and neighbourhood in-volvement, and prepare the City for powers resulting from new City of Toronto Act. The new governance model will be imple-mented when the new Council takes office in December. Other highlights of the changes:

• The mayor will have the right to appoint the deputy mayor and the chairs of Council’s standing committees.

• The 13-member executive committee, which replaces the current policy and finance committee, will consist of the mayor (as chair), the deputy mayor, the chairs of standing committees, and four other members of Council.

• Council will select a speaker and deputy speaker from among its members to help conduct its monthly meetings.

• A revised structure for standing committees will be imple-mented, with seven policy-focused committees reporting to Council.

• The four community councils will take on more responsibil-ity for decisions on local neighbourhood issues. (The City will be reviewing the number and boundaries of community councils.)

• The City will launch a community dialogue initiative in the new term of Council aimed at reconnecting Torontonians with their local government.

Front yard parkingCouncil adopted a comprehensive set of policies and regula-

tions to harmonize the City’s management of residential front yard and boulevard parking across Toronto. The regulatory package covers matters such as the dimensions of parking pads and drive-ways, landscaping requirements, number and location of parking spaces in front yards, and parking on the public boulevard.

Street furnitureCouncil authorized staff to begin the process of issuing a re-

quest for proposals to the private sector for supplying the City of Toronto with street furniture for the next 20 years. Included are items such as litter and recycling bins, transit shelters, pub-lic benches, bicycle stands and newspaper vending boxes. The supplier will be able to recover costs by having the right to sell advertising on some of the street furniture. The City will receive a portion of the advertising revenues.

Green development standardCouncil approved a set of principles and targets that are in-

tended to promote environmentally sustainable site and building design. The Toronto Green Development Standard will be ap-plied to developments undertaken by the City and its agencies, and will be provided as a voluntary guide for the private sector. The City will encourage other Ontario cities to take a similar ap-proach to promoting sustainable development and will ask the province to consider making green standards mandatory for site and building design.

Posters on public propertyCouncil adopted a policy on posters, intended to help the City

control visual clutter in public places while permitting small post-ers such as community-based notices about civic and charitable events. The City will permit such notices to be attached to utility poles but not to traffic-control devices, street furniture or trees. The City also plans to set up kiosks that people can use for com-munity notices. A related bylaw is expected to be enacted once the kiosks are ready.

New items for blue boxThe City will take steps to allow residents to include three new

kinds of items in the blue box recycling program. Council agreed on a plan that will permit spiral-wound containers (such as fro-zen orange juice containers) in blue boxes starting later this year. Plastic film (such as grocery bags) and polystyrene (such as plas-tic or foam cups and food containers) will become eligible for re-cycling in Toronto, but only after the City introduces larger bins to

replace existing blue boxes. Recycling these new items will divert about 4,000 tonnes of material a year from landfill disposal.

Compensation for elected officialsFollowing debate, Council approved a pay increase for mem-

bers of the Council who will be elected in November, taking ef-fect January 1, 2007. Councillors’ current salary of about $87,000 a year increases to $95,000, and the mayor’s salary increases from about $148,000 at present to $160,000. The raises bring the salaries in line with the average of large Ontario municipali-ties. For more information, visit the City of Toronto’s website at www.toronto.ca.

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Um fim de tarde agradável. Sereno. A permitir a conversa. Gente de todas as condições sociais que se encontra para discutir problemas ou simplesmente para espairecer. A Federação Luso-Canadiana de Empresários e Profissionais levou a cabo, terça-feira, mais uma sessão de con-vívio, que outra coisa se não poderá cha-mar ao evento “Membro traz Membro”. E

permitiu, assim, que muita gente apare-cesse apenas para se avistar com outros, para dois dedos de conversa. Às vezes até sobre temas de muita importância. Uma recepção num dos melhores restaurantes da baixa de Toronto foi a oportunidade para essa mesma troca de impressões.

A iniciativa parece ser de importância

vital para a organização que pretende as-sim alargar o número dos seus associados. Pretendia-se que cada associado possa fa-zer a inscrição de mais um novo membro. Para além disso, a Federação alargou o convite aos Empresários e Profissionais da Comunidade para se juntarem à Federação em mais um encontro, aproveitando para se inscreverem como seus associados.

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E a verdade é que o resultado foi até bem interessante. Ana Bailão haveria de anunciar, sensivelmente às 7 e 30, que havia 19 novos membros. Quando deixámos o restaurante, já havia 20 e os elementos que estavam a receber inscrições diziam que até ao fim – e o fim era as 8 horas da noite – contavam chegar aos 25. A verdade é que a actual direcção tinha lançado o desafio aos seus associados e à comunidade em geral de alcançarem 25 novos membros a fim de marcar os 25 anos de actividade que a FPCBP está a celebrar ao longo de todo este ano. Cumpriu-se, decerto, o objectivo.

O ICEP também apoia Todos os membros da Federação tenham entrada gratuita, des-

de que levassem um novo membro. E a verdade é que resultou. O objectivo era, no fundo, aumentar o número de associados da FPCBP assim como proporcionar um agradável ambiente de network e possibilidade de negócios a todos os presentes. E o ob-jectivo teria sido conseguido, a avaliar pelas palavras que fomos ouvindo.

O ICEP, como já aconteceu noutras ocasiões, esteve presente designadamente para promoção de vinhos portugueses, uma ten-tativa de melhorar ainda mais a penetração dos nossos vinhos no mercado canadiano e, vamos lá, no mercado luso-canadiano.

Temas de discussão e... problemas Ana Bailão, presidente da Federação Luso-Canadiana de

Empresários e Profissionais, quando usou da palavra, foi dizendo da sua satisfação em ver tanta gente e... tantos novos membros. Acentuou a “fase de viragem” que a Federação está a ter, es-pecialmente agora que está a celebrar os primeiros 25 anos de actividade.

Anotou, também, alguns dos problemas com que a Federação – peça importante da máquina social que todos nós formamos – se foi debatendo, citando a este propósito, o problema dos tra-balhadores indocumentados.

A Federação fez, está a fazer o que pode, dando a sua contri-buição para um estudo que é cada vez mais necessário.

Fernando Gonçalves, Adido Social adstrito ao Consulado-Geral de Portugal em Toronto, esteve também presente. No final, em conversa com a nossa reportagem, haveria de dizer da sua satisfação em ter estado presente “em ambiente tão interessante e tão de acordo com as tarefas que a Federação está a levar a cabo”.

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Released June 5, 2006 The report by the federal group examining equalization put

forward many well-thought out recommendations that would im-prove the program, but seriously underestimated the impact of natural resource revenue on contributing provinces – particularly Ontario.

The Expert Panel on Equalization and Territorial Funding Formula Financing’s report recommended to the government that 50 per cent of revenue from natural resources be included in the Equalization formula.

“Ontario is proud of the role it has played in helping “have-not” provinces for the past 50 years,” said Len Crispino, President and CEO of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce. “However, the addition of resource revenue in the formula, combined with the proposed 10-province average, will make this program unsus-tainable for Ontario taxpayers.”

Many of the recommendations in the report reflect the views of the Ontario Chamber’s studies, including the emphasis on a new measurement system, transparency and accountability of the program. The Chamber is also pleased that the panel recognized the inherent unfairness of equalizing outside of equalization – and that non-equalization program spending should be on a per capita basis.

However, the Expert panel admitted a problem would result from the adoption of the 10-province standard and inclusion of natural resource revenue when it reported, “In the case of non-

receiving provinces with no resources (i.e., Ontario), if resource revenues are included, combined with a 10-province standard, then its taxpayers, already hit by higher oil and gas prices, are asked to pay even more to assist receiving provinces. The greater the percentage of resource revenues included in Equalization, the greater the burden could be on Ontario taxpayers,” (page 55).

A recent analysis by the Ontario Chamber of Commerce sug-gested that Ontario’s per capita Gross Domestic Product is accel-erating in its decline – from 112 per cent of the national average in 1990 to just 101 per cent in 2005. GDP per capita is a broad economic measure that is used by the Ontario Chamber and oth-ers to compare the relative economic health of one jurisdiction with another.

“This province’s economy is declining compared to the other provinces – and yet this report suggests Ontario taxpayers dig deeper and pay more into a program that already funds higher level of services in other provinces,” said Crispino. “Serious con-sideration must be given to Ontario’s economic position and how a weaker Ontario will affect the whole country.”

The Ontario Chamber of Commerce has published two reports on the fiscal imbalance. It has put forward several recommen-dations, including increased accountability and transparency; a new system to measure program comparability across provinces; a performance audit by the Canadian Auditor General on the equalization program; and, an end to the practice of equalizing regions through non-equalization programs like employment in-surance.

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In a speech to a group of municipal leaders, Len Crispino, President of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce put for-ward seven principles that should form a new basis for the federal transfer payment system – including equalization.

“There is wide acknowledgement that Canada’s system of wealth transfers is broken,” said Crispino. “To find solutions that both the provincial and the federal governments can agree on requires a solid foundation – these principles provide that foundation.”

Following two major studies of the fis-cal imbalance, the Ontario Chamber of Commerce in consultation with experts and opinion leaders has developed the following seven principles to restore fair-ness to fiscal transfers:

1. BALANCED FORMULA: Provinces that receive equalization should not have a higher fiscal capacity than non-recipient provinces.

2. SYSTEM FAIRNESS: Provinces that

benefit from equalization should not have higher per capita program expenditures than the average of contributing provinces. The program should ensure a fiscal capac-ity to deliver reasonably comparable lev-els of services at reasonably comparable levels of taxation.

3. SUSTAINABLE GROWTH RATES: Equalization growth rate should not be higher than the average real economic growth rate.

4. COMPARABLE ALLOCATIONS: Discretionary transfers from the federal government should be allocated on a per capita basis.

5. FINANCING SOLUTIONS: All alter-native financing solutions including Tax policy initiatives should be employed.

6. POWER AUTHORITY: Clearly define areas of Federal & Provincial jurisdiction. Provinces should commit to spending equalization funds/transfers on a reason-able level of public services.

7. PROGRAM EVALUATION: As the largest wealth transfer in the world, mea-

surement standards to determine out-comes must be put in place. A review by the Auditor General every 5-6 years may be appropriate.

“Our federal and provincial leaders have an opportunity to move Canada from an inefficient and fundamentally broken system of wealth transfer – to a modern, sophisticated and equitable system that helps all regions compete and create pros-perity for all taxpayers,” said Crispino.

As the federal government consulta-tions with various stakeholder groups con-tinue, the Ontario Chamber will continue its leadership role in finding solutions and developing ideas to restore fairness to Confederation.

The OCC represents over 57,000 busi-nesses through 160 local Chambers of Commerce and Boards of Trade, and has been the business advocate of choice since 1911. Its advocacy and policy ini-tiatives focus on six areas key to the eco-nomic well-being of the province: health; education; energy; finance & taxation; transportation & infrastructure; and border issues.

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Past Presidents

Frank Alvarez

Ermidio Alves

Luis Arruda

David Costa

Fernando Costa

Ricardo Castro-Lopo

Raimundo Favas

Almiro Fonseca

Louis Louro, Jr.

João Neves

Nellie Pedro

Leo Pereira

Joe Pinto

Arnaldo Santos

John Santos

Armindo Silva

Charles Sousa

Carlos Teixeira

Founders

Laura Bulger

Fernando Costa

Vasco D’Avillez

Cesar de Morais

Germano Gonçalves

Delkar Maia

Alberto Pereira

Octavio Sampaio

John F. Santos

Armindo Silva

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Nuno Rocha (Corporate), D-Flawless Diamonds

Jane Almeida, Office of the PremierDr. Irene Blayer, Brock University

Mike Branquinho, Ruby Dhalla, MP OfficePhilip Capitao, CIBC

Lenni Carreiro, Deeth Williams Wall LLPAna Cristina Costa, IRB

Tony Da Silva, TNT Audio VisualManuel Fernandes, Davenport & Vista

Jose Ferreira, Jose Ferreira Accounting and Paralegal ServicesJose Freire, FSO Investments

Zelia Gouveia, RBC Royal BankMartin Medeiros, Government of Ontario

Rogerio Pereira, Paimogo General ContractingWilliam Ribeiro, Gambin RDQ LLP

Stella Sartor, ScotiabankMario Simões, Scotiabank

Nick B. Sousa, Freedom 55 FinancialDavid Teixeira, Telus Truth Clothing

To adver tise in this newsletter,please contact the FPCBP office at (416) 537-8874

New Members

2006 Board of Directors

President Ana Bailão

Vice-President Avelino Fonseca

Treasurer Silvia Jacinto

Secretary Madalena Barreto

Francine Antonio

Cidalia C. Faria

Kelly Da Fonseca

Julio M. De Jesus

Eunice Machado

Teresa Melo

Pedro Pinto

Paul Silva

Note: On June 7, 2006, Cidalia C. Faria resigned as Secretary of the FPCBP as a result of her election as an officer in another organization in the Portuguese community. She con-tinues to serve on the FPCBP board and thanks the membership for having given her the opportunity to serve as an officer.


Please email, fax or mail your application to: Federation of Portuguese Canadian Business and Professionals722 College St. Unit 301, Toronto, Ontario M6G 1C4 - Tel. 416 537 8874 - Fax 416 537 9706 - Email [email protected]

NOTE: 1 - Scholarships are awarded on academic merit. • 2 - All Applications become the property of the Federation of Portuguese Canadian Business and Professionals, including all offi cial transcripts. • 3 - All winners will be asked to volunteer 10-15 hours to the Federation in the

Calendar year following their award. � is contribution can be done via long distance.

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Offi cial Academic Transcript For those who wish to be considered for the Leadership Excellence Award, please respond to the following question in 300-500 (maximum) words, typed, double spaced:“What is leadership and how have you demonstrated this quality?”

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An applicant will not be entitled to receive a FPCBP Scholarship in the Undergraduate more than once. • An applicant may receive a FPCBP Scholarship as a Graduate student more than once for diff erent degrees (i.e. MA., PH.D., LL.B., M.D.) • An applicant must achieve at least a “B” average during the course of their last completed semester, or in the case of Secondary School applicants, during their last completed academic year in order to be considered.

� e Federation of Portuguese Canadian Business and Professionals of Toronto is once again recognizing the outstanding academic achievement of our youth. Twenty-fi ve scholarships, ranging from $1,500 to $2,500, courtesy of our many sponsors, will be awarded at the 25th Annual Scholarship Dinner on November 9, 2006.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: October 12, 2006 at 6:00 pm

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