2019年加拿大联邦大选,华人在参选者人数和当选者人数上都创了新高,但华人参政仍存在两个重大的缺陷:一是有参政,却鲜有议政;二是有参选人,却没有高投票率,以致无法发挥出华人参政的关键少数的最佳效果。本报告结合作者20年来在所在地参政的实际经验,将华人参政状况与南亚裔参政状况做比较,揭示了华人参政过程中没有被重视和讨论的“盲点”。
<<During the 2019 federal election,the number of Chinese Canadian candidates and elected representatives reached a record level. However,The writer believe that there are two clear issues with this perspective. The first problem is that although the Chinese Community has many members running for MP positions,very few end up making an impact in the lawmaking process,whether due to lack of initiative or influence. The second issue is that Chinese Canadian voter turnout is very low,despite the presence of so many Chinese Canadian candidates. Because of these two problems,Chinese Canadians are still a long way from becoming a key minority in elections. This article follows the observations of the writer’s 20 years experience in the Chinese Canadian political sphere,as well as Canadian politics as a whole. It will compare Chinese Canadians’ roles in politics to other South Asian Canadians’ roles,with the purpose of elucidating the blind spots of Chinese Canadian participation in politics.
<<Keywords: | CanadaChinese Canadian Participation in Canadian PoliticsPolitical TokensLow Voter Turnout |