The
Prime Minister of Canada, Mr. Stephen Harper highlighted the Overseas Chinese
who had made great contributions to Canada development in the meeting held
on Oct.10th, 2006. He said that Canada would not have been the same country
as it is now without the Overseas Chinese Group. He also said the values
that the Overseas Chinese have reflects true values of the Canadians , which
includes industriousness, honesty, willing to take challenges and risks,
dedicating to better education, understanding the importance of family and
society, etc. Finally, he expressed his grateful thanks to all the Overseas
Chinese in Canada for their great contributions to the Sino-Canada relationship
and Canada development.