Hon. Jim Karygiannis M.P. Privy Councilor

Guyana Independence Day Statement by the Honourable Jim Karygiannis

Jim — 2012-05-24T00:00:00Z

Guyana Independence Day
Statement by the Honourable Jim Karygiannis,
Member of Parliament for Scarborough-Agincourt
and Liberal Critic for Multiculturalism
I would like to take this opportunity to wish members of the Canadian Guyanese community a Happy Independence Day.
Independence Day is celebrated on May 26th marking the day, in 1966, when British Guyana gained full independence from the United Kingdom. On that day, the name of the country was changed to Guyana, meaning �land of (...)

Victoria Day Statement by the Honourable Jim Karygiannis

Jim — 2012-05-19T00:00:00Z

Victoria Day Statement by the Honourable Jim Karygiannis, Member of Parliament for Scarborough-Agincourt and Liberal Critic for Multiculturalism
I would like to take this opportunity to wish all Canadians a Happy Victoria Day.
Queen Victoria's birthday, May 24th, has been celebrated in Canada since before Confederation. In 1845, the Parliament of the Province of Canada passed legislation to officially recognize May 24th as the Queen's birthday.
Today, the Monday before May 25th is (...)

World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development Statement by the Honourable Jim Karygiannis

Jim — 2012-05-19T00:00:00Z

World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development Statement by the Honourable Jim Karygiannis, Member of Parliament for Scarborough-Agincourt and Liberal Critic for Multiculturalism
May 21st is World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development - a time for celebration, reflection, exploration and commitment.
In 2001, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) adopted the Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity. The (...)

71st Anniversary of the Battle of Crete Statement by the Honourable Jim Karygiannis

Jim — 2012-05-18T00:00:00Z

71st Anniversary of the Battle of Crete
Statement by the Honourable Jim Karygiannis, Member of Parliament for Scarborough-Agincourt and Liberal Critic for Multiculturalism
On the morning of May 20, 1941, the skies above Crete were filled with a strange new phenomenon - thousands of Nazi paratroopers landed in a massive invasion of the island, the first German airborne invasion in history code named �Operation Mercury'.
Hitler anticipated a swift capture of the island that would make the (...)

Karygiannis questions Conservatives' commitment to fairness

Jim — 2012-05-17T00:00:00Z

Karygiannis questions Conservatives' commitment to fairness
OTTAWA - The Honourable Jim Karygiannis, Member of Parliament for Scarborough-Agincourt and Liberal Critic for Multiculturalism, questioned the Conservative government's commitment to fairness with respect to processing immigration applications.
“I want to know why this government is eradicating 300,000 immigration applications. These people have patiently waited for more than five years.” said Mr. Karygiannis. (...)

Norway Constitution Day Statement by the Honourable Jim Karygiannis

Jim — 2012-05-17T00:00:00Z

Norway Constitution Day
Statement by the Honourable Jim Karygiannis, Member of Parliament for Scarborough-Agincourt and Liberal Critic for Multiculturalism
I would like to take this opportunity to wish Happy Constitution Day or Grunnlovsdagen to members of the Canadian Norwegian community.
Constitution Day is the National Day or Nasjonaldagen of Norway and is observed on May 17th. The Constitution of Norway was signed at Eidsvoll on May 17, 1814, making Norway an independent nation. (...)

98th Anniversary of the Pontian Genocide Statement by The Honourable Jim Karygiannis

Jim — 2012-05-16T00:00:00Z

98th Anniversary of the Pontian Genocide
Statement by The Honourable Jim Karygiannis,
Member of Parliament for Scarborough-Agincourt
It is with a deep sense of reverence that I commemorate, with members of the Pontian community, the 98th Anniversary of the Pontian Genocide.
We pause to remember an atrocity perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire - the deaths of over three hundred thousand Greeks between 1914 and 1922. We also remember the five hundred thousand individuals who were made (...)

Somaliland Independence Day Statement by the Honourable Jim Karygiannis

Jim — 2012-05-16T00:00:00Z

Somaliland Independence Day
Statement by the Honourable Jim Karygiannis,
Member of Parliament, Scarborough-Agincourt
and Liberal Critic for Multiculturalism
I would like to take this opportunity to wish members of the Canadian Somaliland community Happy Independence Day.
Somaliland, located in the Horn of Africa, asserted its independence as the Republic of Somaliland on May 18, 1991.
Somaliland was a British protectorate from 1884 to June 26, 1960, when it first gained independence. (...)

Paraguay Independence Day Statement by the Honourable Jim Karygiannis

Jim — 2012-05-13T00:00:00Z

Paraguay Independence Day Statement by the Honourable Jim Karygiannis, Member of Parliament for Scarborough-Agincourt and Liberal Critic for Multiculturalism
I would like to take this opportunity to wish to the Canadian Paraguayan community Happy Independence Day.
Independence Day, May 15th, is a time to honour those who stood up and fought for Paraguay's independence from Spain.
The first Spanish colony in Paraguay was established by Domingo Martinez de Irala and Juan de Salazar in (...)

Mother's Day Statement by the Honourable Jim Karygiannis

Jim — 2012-05-11T19:56:30Z

Mother's Day
Statement by the Honourable Jim Karygiannis,
Member of Parliament for Scarborough-Agincourt and Liberal Critic for Multiculturalism
I want to take this opportunity to salute mothers everywhere on this Mother's Day, May 13, 2012.
There is no job more satisfying and yet, more demanding than that of mother. Mothers, the world over, regardless of their circumstance, share a collective goal - to provide the best possible life for their children. Throughout history, mothers (...)