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Carr, who founded and led Manitoba's business council for the last 15 years, believes Trudeau will prove his fitness to govern " by building a strong team, by formulating policy that resonates with the country." Carr will seek the Liberal nomination in Winnipeg South Centre. Carr, a former Winnipeg Free Press writer, said he hopes to get the nod to run against Conservative Joyce Bateman in the next federal election scheduled for Oct. 19, 2015. " We've got to return the country to rational, respectful, important conversations about a whole pile of issues and that's what I hope to do right here at home," said Carr, 62. Carr said a big reason he's seeking public office again is the popularity of Trudeau has reinvigorated political discussion in Canada, particularly among young people. " Too many young people have been disengaged. They see in Justin Trudeau an invitation to be involved and Justin Trudeau's ears are wide open to what this younger generation is saying." A date for the nomination meeting has not been set. Also in the running in Winnipeg South Centre are Karen Taraska- Alcock, a marketing and human- resources consultant and widow of local Liberal MP Reg Alcock, and Maurice Alexander, a provincial policy analyst who has already put his hat in the ring for the Liberal nomination. Carr is unique among Trudeau's star recruits in that he has some experience in politics, having served as an MLA and deputy Liberal leader in Manitoba from 1988 to 1992. The others represent a new generation of politicians - people willing to leave successful careers and join the brutish political fray for the first time. They include Bill Morneau, head of the country's largest human resources consulting company and chairman of a respected think- tank; and Jody Wilson- Raybould, British Columbia regional chief for the Assembly of First Nations. All three will make their debut as prospective members of Team Trudeau at the convention, where they're scheduled to give keynote speeches and take part in panel discussions. Carr and Morneau, who serves as chairman of the board at the C. D. Howe Institute, are destined to become key economic advisers as Trudeau attempts to deliver on what he vows will be the cornerstone of the eventual Liberal platform and the focus of this week's convention: improving the lot of Canada's struggling middle class. They'll be joined on stage by other potential stars: Chima Nkemdirim, chief of staff to popular Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi; retired general Andrew Leslie, who advises Trudeau on military and foreign policy; and Chrystia Freeland, a former journalist who's written extensively about the middle- class squeeze and who won a hard- fought byelection in Toronto Centre last fall. Their high- profile roles are intended to give Canadians a glimpse of what they can expect to see in the Liberals' election platform and what a Trudeau cabinet might look like. " What we're focused on very much is picking the team and building the plan," Trudeau said Wednesday in Quebec City, where he was holding a preconvention caucus meeting. - The Canadian Press, with files from staff THE children of Canadian immigrants generally do better than their parents - unless they're Filipino males, a study released Wednesday shows. The Institute for Research on Public Policy conducted what's been hailed as the first study to focus on Filipino youth in Canada. The study, Understanding Intergenerational Social Mobility: Filipino Youth in Canada, found Filipino youth, particularly males, are less likely to hold a university degree than their parents and their peers in other immigrant groups. With the Philippines being one of Canada's leading source countries for new immigrants and the main source for Manitoba, the lack of upward mobility for Filipino youth is worth studying, said Prof. Philip Kelly, director of the York Centre for Asian Research in Toronto and author of the study. It surveyed 650 Filipino youth across Canada, focusing on Winnipeg, Vancouver and Toronto and conducting 70 interviews. Winnipeg - where Filipino- Canadians have been elected to every level of government - stood out, Kelly said. " What we found in Winnipeg is the immigration history and geography of settlement is quite different." In cities such as Vancouver and Toronto, the Live- In Caregiver Program has been the largest immigration program for Filipino arrivals. Parents often work long hours for low pay with little time for parental oversight and support for children and, in some cases, extended periods of family separation. " Although the program helps fulfil the need for child care in Canada, it creates a rupture in the future- Canadian families of the caregivers themselves," Kelly said. Winnipeg's large Filipino community has come primarily through the Federal Skilled Worker Program, Family Class and Provincial Nominee Program, the study found. Beginning with nurses and garment workers, members of extended family with roots in Winnipeg arrived and grew to form the city's largest cultural group. And they stuck close to each other. " The other interesting thing about Winnipeg is its different geography of settlement," said Kelly. " We've done mapping exercises, and it's very concentrated in this North End neighbourhood. It's a much more coherent and cohesive community than Toronto and Vancouver," he said. " There, they're more dispersed across the region." Being tight- knit has its benefits, said the geography professor. " The fact the community is concentrated and cohesive led to more political success in terms of MLAs and councillors and more prominent Filipino- Canadians in civic life than any other city in Canada," said Kelly. " That is important for youth for role models and networks and various circuits of influence." The study found 37 per cent of Filipinos between the ages of 55 and 64 who arrived in Canada in the 1990s had a bachelor's degree or higher education. In 2011, 26.9 per cent of Canadian- born Filipino males ages 25 to 29 had a bachelor's degree or higher. Forty- one per cent of females in that age group had a bachelor's degree. Kelly's study involved interviews with Filipino youth groups, including Winnipeg's Aksyon Ng Ating Kabataan, and Filipino Youth in Action Inc. " It's the first real study on Filipino Canadian youth," said Darlyne Bautista, co- founder of ANAK and a Winnipeg School Division trustee. " It's not clear how well we assimilate or integrate," said the Canadian- born Filipina. " This is a step in the right direction. The Filipino community is lacking in academic literature," she said. " I want our voice to be equal, given that our community is growing so quickly." The study of next- generation Filipino youth has policy implications, said Kelly. " Immigration is not just about the settlement of the first few years; it's an intergenerational process. The outcomes for youth are part of a process shaped by extended family." Slapping a tight cap on the number of parents and grandparents who can be sponsored to come to Canada is questionable policy, he said. " Grandparents may not be participating in the labour market and may not appear very productive, but in terms of the role they play in the development of the next generation, they play a key role." carol. sanders@ freepress. mb. ca SCAN PAGE TO READ STUDY Degrees evade Filipino youth Less likely to surpass their parents: study By Carol Sanders Trudeau to let his stars shine Will showcase recruits at national convention By Joan Bryden JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILES ( LEFT); NATHAN DENETTE / THE CANADIAN PRESS FILES Jim Carr ( above) is one of the recruits Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau ( right) hopes will dispel qualms about his ability to lead the country. A_ 09_ Feb- 20- 14_ FP_ 01. indd A7 2/ 19/ 14 9: 59: 23 PM ;