2013~2014年加拿大的地方选举共有147位华人精英参选各级政府公职,其中41人成功当选,突破历史纪录;全国范围内还有15名华人精英被委任为各级政府公职,成绩亮丽。华人普通民众积极参加选举投票和助选活动,华人选票受到各政党的高度重视,在华人聚居的选区发挥关键性作用。华人社团和华文媒体加强协调,大力宣传和动员华人选民积极参加选举和投票,在选举中发挥重要助推作用。但选举结果也显示加拿大华人参政尚存在一些新老问题,如华人精英准备不足,当选率低;政纲不集中,缺少可操作性;在一些选区集中参选导致票源分散;彼此相互抹黑给选举造成负面影响;普通华人选民政治冷漠,投票率仍然比较低;华人社团和华文媒体之间的沟通协调和宣传动员力度还不够;加拿大社会对华人的歧视和偏见依然存在,阻碍了华人参政的积极性。但随着华人人口数量的增长,社会地位不断提高,华人参政意识和能力会更强,并在加拿大各级选举政治中扮演更重要角色。
<<At the Canadian local elections in 2013-2014,there are 147 candidates of Chinese Canadian elites and 41 of them are elected successfully. In addition,there are 15 Chinese Canadian elites who are appointed as officials in different levels of government and their performance is wonderful. Chinese Canadian constituents participate in the elections very actively and their votes are paid more attention than before by all the parties and play a very important role. And the Chinese Canadian associations and media try to strengthen the coordination,mobilize Chinese Canadian constituents to vote actively and play very important propelling functions. However,there are still some new and old problems for their political participation. For example,the preparation of Chinese Canadian elites is not enough,their rate of success is low,their political platform scatters and lacks operability,too many Chinese candidates in some districts result in the disperse of votes,the malignant attacks of rhetoric between them result in negative influence for the elections,Chinese Canadian constituents are cold to politics and their voting rate is still lower than before and the propaganda and mobilization of Chinese Canadian associations and media is not enough,and the discrimination and prejudice towards Chinese Canadians still exists in Canadian society and impedes their zeal for political participation. To look at the future,with the stable increase of Chinese Canadian population and the continual improvement of their social economic status,their awareness of political participation will strengthen gradually. And with the rise of China and the closer relationship between China and Canada,the zeal of Chinese Canadians’ political participation will be much higher and they will play more important roles in Canadian politics and it’s good to maintain their legitimate interests and rights.
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