Ontario Mps: June Night and Success Story

ontario mps: When I first won and I landed in Ottawa on a late June night, he recalls, I said, 'How did a young immigrant from Africa who grew up on the streets of Tanzania from a poor house, land in this place here, the majestic building of Parliament ' His success story is remarkable indeed, especially in a party recently described by one Conservative strategist as being known for its membership of predominantly "stodgy, uptight old white men."But that reputation won't last if Obhrai is elected leader of the Conservative Party next spring on his platform of inclusion and diversity for the Tories, according to National Observer. He tossed his hat into the ring earlier this month, joining hopeful Ontario MPs Tony Clement, Michael Chong and Kellie Leitch, and Quebec MP Maxime Bernier.A new era of inclusiveness for Conservatives My biggest and most important goal on the national stage is to stand up to my principles and talk about inclusiveness, he tells National Observer. "My message is trying to appeal to the wider base of the Conservative Party — that this is a diverse, inclusive party that has a place for everyone. He a visible minority, an immigrant, and reportedly speaks at least five languages. Obhrai knows he has his work cut out for him. But he confident his diverse background will help him do the job."During all my time that I have been in the reform caucus, I have learned one thing: people tend to make judgment based on ignorance, not based on facts," he explains. "My diversity and my experience allows me to talk on that stage, which is why in the 10 years I was parliamentary secretary for foreign affairs, my government respected my opinions and I was respected around the world as well. He recognizes that his party made mistakes in the last election, from the controversial niqab debate to proposing a 'barbaric cultural practices' call line that many viewed as targeting Muslims specifically. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.