Richmond - The Editor, When MP Alice Wong engaged in her ill-considered, Asian-only press, shark-fin soup luncheon escapade, I became firmly convinced that she was much more concerned with convincing Richmond's Canadian-Chinese voters that they shoul
Richmond - The Editor, When MP Alice Wong engaged in her ill-considered, Asian-only press, shark-fin soup luncheon escapade, I became firmly convinced that she was much more concerned with convincing Richmond's Canadian-Chinese voters that they should support her political ambitions solely on the basis of her ethnicity, rather than fulfilling her responsibilities as Minister of State for Seniors.Had she spent more time visiting senior's facilities in the community, or done more to keep us appraised of her work in Parliament, rather than a few self-aggrandizing newsletters, I might not have felt so inclined to question her ethics and aspirations as I was.Those questions found more traction when, as a senior citizen, I forwarded two questions to her office regarding issues that I believe are part of her purview as both my MP and Minister in charge of senior's affairs, and never even got an acknowledgement that my messages had been received.Have I seen any evidence that would change my assumptions about what her political commitments and agendas really are? Do I think that ethnicity will play a bigger role than integrity, ethics, and merit in determining what the political landscape in Richmond will look like? Sadly, no to the former, and, unfortunately for the democratic process, yes to the latter.Ray ArnoldRichmond
