John Cannis (Interview 1)
INTERVIWE DATE:
March 3, 2023
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Interviewer:
Vasilis (Bill) Molos
Angelo Laskaris
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language:
English, Greek

Speaker Background:

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INTERVIEW LOCATION:
Scarborough, ON
OCUPATION:
Entrepreneur, Member of the House of Commons of Canada

Interview Summary:

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John Cannis (Interview 1)

GICREF015A

Interview Details
Categories and Themes
Content
Media
Participants
John Cannis (Interview 1)
Intervieweer(s)
Vasilis (Bill) Molos
Angelo Laskaris
Date and Location
March 3, 2023
Scarborough, ON
Languages
English, Greek
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Project
Greeks in Canada: A Digital Public History
Reference ID
GICREF015A
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Categories
Canadian Society
Culture and Tradition
Education
Historical Events
Homeland Activism
Migration
Tags
Canadian Politics
Cyprus 1974
Discrimination
K12Education
Macedonia Naming Dispute
Pontian Genocide
Post-WW2 Migration
Pre-WW2 Migration
Religion
Decades Referenced
1900s
1940s
1950s
1960s
1970s
1990s
2020s
Locations Referenced
Toronto, Scarborough, Kalymnos, Leros, Imia, Tarpon Springs, Egypt
Occupation(s)
Entrepreneur, Member of the House of Commons of Canada
Parents Occupation(s)
Carpenter (father)
Names Referenced
John Cannis (grandfather), Dr. Leonidas Polymenakos, Mike Lazaridis, Apostolos Cannis (father), Dr. Athanasios Foussias

[00:00:30] His relatives’ migration and return to Greece

[00:14:54] Migrating to Canada and the journey to Toronto

[00:21:30] St. George GOC and the Greek community

[00:29:03] Drawing parallels between Greece today and Canada

[00:33:34] Greek Canadians contending with discrimination

[00:38:54] Greek migration to Canada in 1960s and 1970s

[00:51:05] His businesses and St. Irene Chrisovalantou

[01:05:30] Forming an outreach plan for the Cypriot cause

[01:14:05] The "Skopjan" issue and pursuing a political career

[01:22:21] Serving as a Member of Parliament

[01:37:00] Highlighting the Cypriot and Imia issues

[01:44:15] Highlighting Greek issues

[01:57:10] His thoughts on the future of Greeks in Canada

[02:14:10] The need for Greek cultural centres

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