John Pope: Progressive Conservative Party

MEDIA In The Philippines Dept: MEDIA in the Philippines are reporting that courtroom shooter John Pope was a former Manitoban who once wrote speeches for Tory backbenchers in the Gary Filmon government, according to Winnipeg Free Press. Meanwhile, Inquirer Global Nation, a Manila-based newspaper, ran a photo of Pope's 2001 Manitoba driver's licence, which listed his birthdate as Jan. 1, 1946 and john Pope is shown in an undated photo. REUTERS The Cebu Daily News said Pope stated in court documents he had "worked as a full time speechwriter and researcher for the provincial caucus of backbenchers in the ruling Progressive Conservative Party for the province of Manitoba in Canada." (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.