华裔后代Michael Chong 宣布竞选联邦保守党党魁

[Riven]

https://chong.ca/en/

Michael Chong Launches Campaign to be Conservative Leader


Chong’s campaign will be about attracting new people to the Conservative Party and about putting forward new and ambitious policies based on conservative principles


Ottawa – Michael Chong, MP for Wellington-Halton Hills, today announced that he is running to be leader of the Conservative Party of Canada.


“I’m running because it’s time for new leadership for Canada. It’s time to attract new people to the Conservative Party. It’s time to tell our story of why the Conservatives are the party for people’s hopes and aspirations,” Chong said.


Chong spoke about his family’s story of immigration to Canada. His father was a Chinese immigrant from Hong Kong and his mother was a Dutch immigrant from the Netherlands. Both his father and mother’s family were defended and liberated by Canadian soldiers during the Second World War – his father during the Battle of Hong Kong and his mother’s family during the liberation of the Netherlands.


“My family would not be here today, were it not for the sacrifices made by Canadian soldiers,” said Chong. “And that’s the reason I’m running to be leader – to give back to this country that has given me and my family everything.”


“I’m the kid of immigrant parents,” said Chong. “My family’s story is one people immediately understand because it’s the story of millions of Canadians. It’s a story of hard work and perseverance. It’s a Canadian story and it’s a Conservative story. It is by telling these stories that we will renew and strengthen the Conservative Party.”

Chong also spoke about the need to put forward new and ambitious policies based on conservative principles. Principles such as a belief


[if !supportLists]· [endif]in balanced budgets, lower taxes and the efficient delivery of government services,

[if !supportLists]· [endif]in the power of free markets and free trade,

[if !supportLists]· [endif]that at the root of what it means to be a conservative is to conserve our environment,

[if !supportLists]· [endif]in individual liberty, and the need to protect citizens from an overly intrusive state, and

[if !supportLists]· [endif]in democratic reform to curb the power of the PMO and party leaders to control MPs.


Chong is a Conservative MP from Ontario, elected five times in the riding of Wellington-Halton Hills. He married Carrie Davidson, and they have three boys: William, Alistair and Cameron. They live on a farm in Wellington County just outside of Fergus, Ontario.

More information regarding Chong’s campaign can be found at www.chong.ca

 

[金陵]

这个正能量！华裔参政，不管能不能当选都应该鼓励。

 

[urus]

“His father was a Chinese immigrant from Hong Kong and his mother was a Dutch immigrant from the Netherlands.”
这也叫华裔？！

 

[冷笑六声]

 

[金陵]

他爸爸是香港移民，他有一半血统是华裔，算华人后代了。就像奥巴马，虽然有一半白人血统，但还是被称为美国第一位非裔总统。华裔参政太少了，他愿意竞选就值得鼓励。

 

[New Person]

“His father was a Chinese immigrant from Hong Kong and his mother was a Dutch immigrant from the Netherlands.”
这也叫华裔？！

half 华裔, 看后代只有四分之一了.

 

[2016]

一上来就打移民牌, 在保守党内得不到太多支持.

重在参与, 肯定没戏 ...

 

[一二三]

有戏没戏，重在参与

 

[冷笑六声]

一上来就打移民牌, 在保守党内得不到太多支持.

重在参与, 肯定没戏 ...

支持重在参与，有枣没枣打三竿吗！

 

[ccc]

2004年首次当选议员，之后几次大选均获胜，曾任几任部长。他是个老资格了。

在保守党内部，他有点儿另类。

Politician
Chong joined the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada and the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario in the late 1980s.[8] He ran for parliament in the 2000 federal election as a Progressive Conservative, and finished third Waterloo—Wellington against incumbent Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) Lynn Myers. Chong supported Peter MacKay for the leadership of the federal PC party in 2003.[9]

Conservative MP
In early 2004, the Progressive Conservatives merged with the Canadian Alliance to create the Conservative Party of Canada. Chong joined the new party, and in March 2004 defeated Marty Burke to win its nomination for Wellington—Halton Hills.[10] He was elected in the 2004 federal election, defeating Liberal Bruce Hood by over 2,000 votes.

Chong is primarily known as a fiscal conservative, and is considered a moderate in his party. He declared his personal support for the Kyoto Protocol during the 2004 federal election, despite his party's opposition to the measure.[11] He supported Elizabeth Witmer's bid to lead the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario in 2001-02, and supported John Tory for the same position in 2004.[12]

Chong wrote an opinion editorial for the Globe and Mail newspaper in late 2004 entitled "Canadians without hyphens", criticizing John Barber's suggestion that there were not enough Chinese-Canadian MPs representing areas with large Chinese populations. Chong noted he was elected in a riding with a 97% caucasian population, while John McCallum was elected in Markham—Unionville, which is more than 60% Asian. Chong argued that these results reflected his idea of Canada, adding that he favoured the creation of a "common Canadian identity that will allow for greater understanding among ethnic groups".[13]

Like most Conservative MPs, Chong voted against the legal recognition of same-sex marriage in Canada in 2005. A majority of MPs from other parties supported the measure, however, and same-sex marriages were granted legal recognition. In December 2006, Chong reversed his previous position and became one of thirteen Conservative MPs to vote against re-opening the marriage debate.[14]

Cabinet minister
Chong was re-elected in the 2006 federal election. In February 2006, he was appointed to the cabinet in Stephen Harper's government as Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada, and Minister of Sport. He was the second Chinese-Canadian cabinet minister in Canadian history, after Raymond Chan. On November 27, 2006, Michael Chong resigned his cabinet post as he did not support a government motion recognizing the Québécois as a nation within a united Canada.

Intergovernmental Affairs Minister
In the buildup to the 2006 federal budget, Chong met with various provincial representatives to discuss ways of approaching Canada's equalization formula between the federal government and the provinces. Prior to the budget's release, he described the existing system as "a mess".[15] Some politicians in Ontario expressed concern that the deal would be unduly favourable to Quebec and unfavourable to their province.[16] Later in the year, Harper government indicated that it would automatically transfer future surpluses to the provinces.[17]

In September 2006, the Canadian media reported that the Harper government was considering a plan to transfer $3 billion to the provinces each year. Every province except Newfoundland and Labrador would gain revenue, with Quebec gaining the most at $1.1 billion.[18]

Minister of Sport
In early 2006, Chong said that his government would fulfill an election pledge to devote 1% of federal health spending (about $350 million) to health promotion and amateur sports.[19] He represented the Harper government as a representative at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia.[20] This funding did not appear in the 2006 budget, although the Harper government introduced an annual sports tax credit of $80 per child.[21]

In June 2006, Chong indicated that the federal government would not provide federal funding to the "Out Games", a gay-and-lesbian themed athletic competition held in Montreal.[22] The following month, Chong provided $395,000 to Canada's Sports Hall of Fame, to make its collection accessible online.[23] He has also discussed the possibility of restarting Canada's ParticipACTION program, which encourages ordinary citizens to become more involved in sports and athletic events.[24] The program was restarted in February 2007, after Chong resigned from cabinet.[25]

Chong pledged $3.5 million to the 2008 North American Indigenous Games in early November 2006.[26] Later in the same month, he announced the creation of Podium Canada to consolidate Canada's medal strategies for the Summer and Winter Olympics.[27]

Other
Chong opposes using the Great Lakes as a water source for inland communities. He has expressed concern about depopulation in rural Ontario, and supports continued door-to-door rural mail service programs.[28]

Resignation
Chong unexpectedly resigned from cabinet on November 27, 2006, to express his opposition to a motion before the House of Commons, put forward by Prime Minister Harper, which recognized "the Québécois as a nation within a united Canada". Chong said that the motion was akin to ethnic nationalism, which he opposes. During the press conference he held to announce his decision, he said "I believe in one nation, undivided, called Canada".[29]

Reform Act
As a backbench MP, Chong proposed the Reform Act (An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and the Parliament of Canada Act (candidacy and caucus reforms)) in order to increase the power of party caucuses. The Act ultimately passed the House of Commons and Senate, with amendments, and was given royal assent in 2015. Under the act, each caucus votes at the beginning of each parliament on whether or not it will adopt the Act's procedures giving the caucus the power to review and, if it wishes, remove the party leader, for the election and review of the caucus chair, the expulsion and re-admission of caucus members, and the election of the interim leader.[30]

 

[今天]

想支持就支持，政客也是个职业，人家就是现在到了稳定的忽悠职业，现在想更上一层楼而已

再说人家挣了钱只会给他三个儿子和那条漂亮的狗花，跟华裔什么关系

 

[Anakin]

还是要学医才行啊

 

[九妹]

都老牌政客了，多年前是在多伦多的西面荷顿区的，我的一个朋友投过票给他。

 

[嫂子]

肯定支持

 

[JSH]

估计荷兰移民也高兴， “荷兰后裔将竞选保守党党魁：