Valdez becomes 1st Filipino-Canadian woman to serve in cabinet
Rechie Valdez, who made history this week when she became the first Filipino-Canadian woman named to the federal cabinet, took an unusual path to high political office, transitioning from banking to baking to Parliament.
Valdez, who was first elected to represent Mississauga—Streetsville in 2021, struggled to hold back tears as she took the oath swearing her into cabinet on Wednesday, part of a broader Trudeau cabinet reshuffle. Valdez said she worked in banking for 15 years but changed course in 2016, when she baked a cake for her daughter’s first birthday.
As her business grew, she started serving customers across the Greater Toronto Area. Then she launched another business supplying a Filipino fusion line of pastries and desserts to Asian grocery store chains in Mississauga.“It was an incredible journey.” “I personally was very proud. Teared up a little bit with Rechie herself was taking the oath because it was so emotional and it means so much to the Filipino-Canadian community.”
“We’re immigrants, we’re first generation, we’re second generation Canadians. We don’t have those well-established networks that often are so critical to help propel people into elected office.”
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