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几位华人向自由党 Paul Martin 质疑党内提名的程序, 也反映了我们华人逐渐在为自己的利益抗争. 今天CBC NEWS 在午间作了详细报道,晚间又根踪报道了此事, 详情可参阅上面的LINK
C B C . C A N e w s - F u l l S t o r y :
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Federal Liberals in B.C. accuse Martin of being undemocratic
Last Updated Wed, 21 Apr 2004 19:33:37
VANCOUVER - With tears in his eyes, Tony Kuo called himself "Tony Nobody," as he accused Prime Minister Paul Martin of not living up to his own promises to lead a grassroots, democratic party.
Tony Kuo
Kuo is one of three people who applied to become the Liberal nominee in the federal British Columbia riding of Burnaby-Douglas. At a news conference on Wednesday, Kuo and another would-be candidate, Tony Lee, claimed they'd been pushed aside in favour of a hand-picked candidate. Kuo urged Martin to open up the Liberal nomination process.
"I listened and I believed in the prime minister," said Kuo, who fought back tears during his speech.
The national vice-president of the Liberal Party of Canada Michael Hillman, said that the nomination "is not locked up."
But David Anderson, the political minister for B.C. didn't have any answers when questioned about the situation later in day Wednesday. He said the "so-called Green Light Committee" made decisions about riding nominations. He added that he was upset that some people have said this is related to ethnic origin.
"I think (it's) a little bit ridiculous when you look at the fact that we have over a third of the candidates of the Liberal Party in British Columbia are in fact visible minorities," he said.
Hillman said the backgrounds of the other two candidates are still being reviewed and could not say when they would get a response.
The Vancouver-area riding is held by New Democrat Svend Robinson, who announced last week he was taking medical leave from his position after stealing a ring from an auction.
Bill Cunningham (file photo)
Kuo and Lee, a former riding association president, said the third candidate ― Bill Cunningham ― was given the green light to run as a candidate within two weeks of sending his nomination papers to Ottawa. Cunningham was the B.C. president of the Liberal Party of Canada.
Kuo and Lee said they're still waiting for an answer after sending their applications in more than 10 weeks ago.
The riding association said it sent two letters to the prime minister, both of which have gone unanswered.
"We, in Canada, are known to have the best electoral system. We are asking the prime minister to respect [this]," said Tania Kourline, a board member with the association.
Martin was accused of subverting the democratic process when he named three candidates in early April to run in B.C. ridings. Martin said then that 95 per cent of the nomination races have been contested.
FROM APRIL 1, 2004: Naming B.C. candidates not a betrayal of democratic reform: Martin
"It's very sad, very frustrating," said Kuo as his voice broke. "I came to this country 18 years ago. I believe in multiculturalism, I believe in the Charter of Rights."
Kuo, an entrepreneur, said his workers followed every rule set out. He said he was just asking for a "level playing field."
"The Liberal party is sending a message: the riding you live in, you are not allowed to choose; you don't have the intelligence to vote for your own candidate."
Tony Lee
The other candidate, Lee, pointed out that 43 per cent of the people in the riding speak a language other than English in their homes. He said he doesn't believe the Liberal party to be racist ― Kuo and Lee are ethnic Chinese ― but party officials have to consider the multi-ethnic makeup of the riding when they run candidates.
Written by CBC News Online staff
Copyright © 2004 Canadian Broadcasting Corporation - All Rights Reserved
几位华人向自由党 Paul Martin 质疑党内提名的程序, 也反映了我们华人逐渐在为自己的利益抗争. 今天CBC NEWS 在午间作了详细报道,晚间又根踪报道了此事, 详情可参阅上面的LINK
C B C . C A N e w s - F u l l S t o r y :
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Federal Liberals in B.C. accuse Martin of being undemocratic
Last Updated Wed, 21 Apr 2004 19:33:37
VANCOUVER - With tears in his eyes, Tony Kuo called himself "Tony Nobody," as he accused Prime Minister Paul Martin of not living up to his own promises to lead a grassroots, democratic party.
Tony Kuo
Kuo is one of three people who applied to become the Liberal nominee in the federal British Columbia riding of Burnaby-Douglas. At a news conference on Wednesday, Kuo and another would-be candidate, Tony Lee, claimed they'd been pushed aside in favour of a hand-picked candidate. Kuo urged Martin to open up the Liberal nomination process.
"I listened and I believed in the prime minister," said Kuo, who fought back tears during his speech.
The national vice-president of the Liberal Party of Canada Michael Hillman, said that the nomination "is not locked up."
But David Anderson, the political minister for B.C. didn't have any answers when questioned about the situation later in day Wednesday. He said the "so-called Green Light Committee" made decisions about riding nominations. He added that he was upset that some people have said this is related to ethnic origin.
"I think (it's) a little bit ridiculous when you look at the fact that we have over a third of the candidates of the Liberal Party in British Columbia are in fact visible minorities," he said.
Hillman said the backgrounds of the other two candidates are still being reviewed and could not say when they would get a response.
The Vancouver-area riding is held by New Democrat Svend Robinson, who announced last week he was taking medical leave from his position after stealing a ring from an auction.
Bill Cunningham (file photo)
Kuo and Lee, a former riding association president, said the third candidate ― Bill Cunningham ― was given the green light to run as a candidate within two weeks of sending his nomination papers to Ottawa. Cunningham was the B.C. president of the Liberal Party of Canada.
Kuo and Lee said they're still waiting for an answer after sending their applications in more than 10 weeks ago.
The riding association said it sent two letters to the prime minister, both of which have gone unanswered.
"We, in Canada, are known to have the best electoral system. We are asking the prime minister to respect [this]," said Tania Kourline, a board member with the association.
Martin was accused of subverting the democratic process when he named three candidates in early April to run in B.C. ridings. Martin said then that 95 per cent of the nomination races have been contested.
FROM APRIL 1, 2004: Naming B.C. candidates not a betrayal of democratic reform: Martin
"It's very sad, very frustrating," said Kuo as his voice broke. "I came to this country 18 years ago. I believe in multiculturalism, I believe in the Charter of Rights."
Kuo, an entrepreneur, said his workers followed every rule set out. He said he was just asking for a "level playing field."
"The Liberal party is sending a message: the riding you live in, you are not allowed to choose; you don't have the intelligence to vote for your own candidate."
Tony Lee
The other candidate, Lee, pointed out that 43 per cent of the people in the riding speak a language other than English in their homes. He said he doesn't believe the Liberal party to be racist ― Kuo and Lee are ethnic Chinese ― but party officials have to consider the multi-ethnic makeup of the riding when they run candidates.
Written by CBC News Online staff
Copyright © 2004 Canadian Broadcasting Corporation - All Rights Reserved
