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Minister of Small Business

Hon. Rechie Valdez

  • Member of Parliament
  • Minister of Small Business
  • Liberal
  • Mississauga—Streetsville
  • Ontario
  • Voting Attendance: 67%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $101,328.92

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Context: House Hansard - 201 - May/29/23
Mrs. Rechie Valdez (Mississauga—Streetsville, Lib.)
  • May/29/23 3:07:22 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, as the first Filipina member of this House, I join my colleagues in working to strengthen ties between Canada and the Philippines. Canada is home to nearly one million people of Filipino origin, and that number is growing every single day. As we conclude Asian Heritage Month, and on the eve of Filipino Heritage Month, can the Minister of Foreign Affairs outline the vital role that this relationship plays as part of our government's ambitious, new Indo-Pacific strategy?
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Context: House Hansard - 107 - Oct/4/22
Mrs. Rechie Valdez (Mississauga—Streetsville, Lib.)
  • Oct/4/22 3:11:41 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Philippines is among Canada’s most vital trading partners in the Indo-Pacific region. We share strong people-to-people ties with the Philippines and have roughly one million Canadians from the Filipino diaspora who currently call Canada home. Could the Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development inform the members of the House about Canada’s recent investments and the success of her recent trip to the Philippines?
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Context: House Hansard - 63 - May/3/22
Mrs. Rechie Valdez (Mississauga—Streetsville, Lib.)
  • May/3/22 3:10:55 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, as a former small business owner who knows first-hand the struggles that small businesses and entrepreneurs faced throughout the pandemic, I know that expanding trade ties with the Philippines is crucial in our trade diversification strategy as it is a fast-growing market and would create new economic opportunities for Canadian businesses of all sizes. Can the Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development update us on what our government is doing to strengthen our economic and commercial relationships with the Philippines and Filipino-Canadian businesses?
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Context: House Hansard - 40 - Mar/3/22
Mrs. Rechie Valdez (Mississauga—Streetsville, Lib.)
  • Mar/3/22 2:50:45 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, on December 16 and 17, super typhoon Rai, or typhoon Odette, hit the Philippines. The typhoon caused significant devastation to communities, destroying homes and infrastructure. It also took lives in the Philippines. The impacts of this national disaster are still being felt in communities in the Philippines almost two months later. Can the Minister of International Development tell us what Canada is doing to support the people of the Philippines?
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