Letter To Supporters
March 2, 2014
Dear friends and supporters,
I want to let you know that I will be bowing out of the campaign to seek the Liberal Party’s nomination for the Markham-Unionville riding for the 2015 general election.
I can never thank you enough for the confidence and support that you have shown me during the past few months. Since I decided to seek nomination last October, I have been meeting with different community groups as well as individuals in the riding to exchange ideas and to listen to their needs. After months of campaigning, we have seen amazing support from our multi-cultural constituents in the riding. In just a couple of months, membership in the Markham-Unionville riding association has gone up to over 1,600 in number.
As the nomination campaign progresses, however, there are more and more concerns that the election process and its operation within the riding are not consistent with the best interests of building an inclusive and multi-cultural community. This is a significant deviation from my purpose of seeking nomination in the first place. After due considerations, I have decided to withdraw from seeking the said nomination.
From day one, my campaign’s core value has been the common good of our people. I have always believed that in our country, the Chinese community thrives because we embrace inclusion and mutual respect. I sincerely hope our riding can be represented by a candidate who can truly represent our multicultural values and not just a single ethnicity.
There is still a balance of $12,000 from my campaign’s fundraising initiatives. As my campaign ends, I am going to donate this amount to charities including Yee Hong Foundation ($5,000), Mon Sheong Foundation ($5,000) and Sanatan Mandir Cultural Centre ($2,000). I promise you that I will continue to serve and give back to the community, to stand up for our common good, to work hard to give our next generation a better future.
Yours sincerely,
Kenny Wan
各位親愛的朋友、支持者：
大家好！首先我要向一直支持我今次角逐競選活動的所有朋友道謝。本人經過多日來十分慎重的考慮，我決定在此向各位宣佈會退出自由黨萬錦-於仁村(Markham-Unionville)選區國會議員候選人的提名角逐。
自從去年十月决定参選以来，我未敢怠慢，馬不停蹄地与社區各階層互相交流，聆聽社區的訴求，得到區內來自不同族裔選民的鼎力支持，兼贏得了各方面的熱烈響應，於短短數月間本選区內自由黨黨員激增至一千六百多人。 我由衷地感谢大家的支持、信任和鼓勵。
然而，隨著選情的變化，有跡象顯示選舉過程及操作已偏離多元族群共同利益的發展，經審慎考慮，我決定以大局為重，退出角逐聯邦自由黨萬錦-於仁村選區提名候選人。
從考慮參選當日起，我始終不變的理念是以全民利益價值觀為競選的基本原則，我堅持認為在加拿大，華人的利益是建基於多元族裔的和諧及包容。故此我真心冀盼本區能選出一位真正可以代表區內全體居民利益而非只代表單一族裔的候選人。
至於餘下的競選献金有一万二千元，我將全部轉贈慈善機構，包括頤康中心及孟嘗會各得捐款五千元， 其餘二千元會捐給南亞社區文化中心。在此，我承諾將會一如既往地繼續服務及回饋社區，建立我們共同的利益， 努力為我們下一代締造一個美好和富足的家園。
溫建業