Asia-Pacific Report: Local Chinese communities host election candidates
With the federal election campaign entering its final weeks, Vancouver’s Chinese community is bringing local parties and candidates together to explain some of the issues. Earlier this month, a pair of candidate panels was held in Chinatown, hosted by the National Congress of Chinese Canadians and immigrant-services non-profit SUCCESS. Both panels avoided the “debate” label and simply allowed candidates to present their parties’ platforms, with a focus on immigration.