John Cannis (Interview 2)

GICREF015B

Participants

John Cannis (Interview 2)

Intervieweer(s)

Vasilis (Bill) Molos

Angelo Laskaris

Date and Location

April 5, 2023

Scarborough, ON

Languages

English

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Project

Greeks in Canada: A Digital Public History

Reference ID

GICREF015B

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Categories

Economy

Historical Events

Homeland Activism

Tags

Canadian Politics

Cyprus 1974

Greek Canadian Economic Relations

Greek Canadian Identity

Macedonia Naming Dispute

Pontian Genocide

Decades Referenced

1990s

2010s

Locations Referenced

Macedonia, Kalymnos, Kos

Occupation(s)

Entrepreneur, Member of the House of Commons of Canada

Parents Occupation(s)

Carpenter (father)

[00:00:40] Creating the High Commission of Cyprus in Ottawa

[00:27:00] The Macedonia naming dispute

[00:43:04] Highlighting the Pontian issue to Parliament

[00:55:05] Canada's stance on the Imia issue

[01:10:00] Greek-Turkish relations today and in the future

[01:23:43] Communication between Canada and the Middle East

[01:29:30] 1999 trade mission to Greece

[01:40:40] Being Canadian in Greece

[01:45:20] Efforts for cooperation between Canada and Greece

[01:57:25] Creating Philehellenes

[02:02:10] Meeting Patriarch Bartholomew & the Halki school

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