John Cannis (Interview 2)

GICREF015B

Interview Details
Categories and Themes
Content
Media
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)
Names Referenced
Eleni Mpekopanos, Dinos Sofokleous, Kostis Chatzikostis, Athanasios Fousias, Michael Mouratidis, Dimitris Dianomichalis, Vaso Papandreou, Constantinos Stafanopoulos, Patriarch Bartholomew

[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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