Richmond MP and former minister of state for multiculturalism Raymond Chan will be hosting a mass reception for at least four federal Liberal leadership candidates this Sunday. The reception, which is being held at the Floata Seafood Restaurant, will feature Carolyn Bennett, Ken Dryden, Hedy Fry and Michael Ignatieff. Maurizio Bevilacqua is also scheduled to make a campaign swing through Vancouver over the weekend - but it is unclear whether he will be attending event, which is intended to give members of the Chinese community an opportunity scratch and sniff the hopefuls. Gerard Kennedy and Bob Rae already participated in seperate but similar grip and grin sessions at the Shiang Garden Seafood Restaurant. The following is a copy of the invite to the upcoming reception.

----- Original Message -----
From: May Ma
Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 6:55 AM
Subject: You are cordially invited

Hi There;
THe Hon. Raymond Chan is going to host a reception for 5 Liberal Party canadidates for the Party Leadership race on Sunday, May 14, 2006, please join us with your family and friends for the Liberal Party revitalization, details are as follows:
Date: Sunday, May14, 2006
Time: 3:00pm to 5:00pm
Venue: Chinatown Floata Seafood Restaurant
Address: #400-180 Keefer St. Vancouver
Tel: 604-602-0368
Looking forward to seeing you there.

Warm regards,
May Ma