自由党公布预算 胡达克宣布士加堡候选人

Hudak announcement fails to draw Chinese Media attention

安省自由党日前宣布了2014年预算案，其包括公交支出，增加税收及雇员退休计划等。同时保守党日前在士嘉堡文化中心宣布将在下届省选中代表保守党出战的三位候选人，其中有一位是来自华裔社区。但是，相关的新闻发布会似乎并未引起华裔媒体的足够兴趣，因为只有FairChild电视和《大中报》的记者到场。

The Liberals announced 2014 budget that includes transit spending, tax hikes and employees’ pension plans. Meanwhile, four PC candidates, one of whom is from the Chinese community, were announced to run for the next provincial election-- at the Scarborough Chinese Cultural Centre. However, the announcement seemed to have failed to garner enough interest from the Chinese media, with only reporters from the Fairchild and Chinese News attending.

士嘉堡红河选区候选人Raymond Cho（左二），士嘉堡西南选区候选人Nita Kang（右二），士嘉堡-桂活特选区候选人Ken Kirupa（左一）、士嘉堡中区的David Ramalho和安省保守党党魁胡达克（Tim Hudak，中）在记者会上。摄影：贾宁扬大中报/096.ca。

安省保守党领袖胡达克日前宣布将在下届省选中代表保守党出战士嘉堡选区的候选人，他们分别是：士嘉堡红河选区候选人Raymond Cho，士嘉堡中区候选人David Romalho，士嘉堡西南选区候选人Nita Kang，士嘉堡-桂活特选区候选人Ken Kirupa。

Tim Hudak, leader of the Ontario PC Party, has announced his running candidates for the Scarborough ridings; Raymond Cho-- candidate for Scarborough Rouge-River; David Romalho-- candidate for Scarborough Centre; Nita Kang—candidate for Scarborough Southwest; and Ken Kirupa—candidate for Scarborough-Guildwood.

胡达克是在士嘉堡大多伦多中华文化中心举行的新闻发布会上宣布上述消息，以期得到更多加拿大华人的支持。但是前来参加这个发布会的记者寥寥无几，在30个华裔媒体中，只有FairChild电台和《大中报》的记者到场。在被问及为什么参与的华裔媒体如此之少时，Raymond Cho称与会记者寥寥是因为他未曾通知各路媒体，与安省保守党不确定的支持率无关。

The announcement came at a press conference Hudak held at the Scarborough Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto in efforts to increase Chinese Canadian support. The conference had a poor turnout, with only two of thirty Chinese media outlets reporting—Fairchild TV and Chinese News. When asked why there was so little Chinese support, Raymond Cho responded that he had failed in advising various media outlets and that the poor turnout is not attributed to wavering Ontario PC support.

Cho称：“上周日有2000人参加我们的会议，如果我通知了所有媒体，我敢肯定这个房间会被挤得水泄不通。这是我的错。”

“Last Sunday, we had a turnout of 2,000 people. Had I informed all the media, I’m sure this room would be packed. I take the blame,” said Cho.

胡达克还在发布会上公布了即将推出的政纲——在8年内创造100万个就业岗位。胡达克称，在韦恩执政时期，安省至少已经流失了30万个制造业岗位。他进一步指出，韦恩政府只自我关注而并不关心纳税人，并且已经变成一个“懒散”的政府。

Hudak also publicized his upcoming platform of creating 1 million jobs in 8 years. The leader of the Ontario PC’s also claims that under Wynne’s regime, at least 300,000 manufacturing jobs have been lost. He further claims that the Wynne government is concerned only with themselves and not tax payers and has become a ‘lazy’ government.

胡达克称：“当政府已经江郎才尽时，他们只能靠砸钱解决问题，这是懒散的政治。”该指责是源于最近公布的自由党预算案，其显示自由党省府打算在未来十年增加开支逾$300亿元。

“When governments have run out of ideas, they just throw money to solve the problem. This is lazy politics,” said Hudak. The accusation comes at a recent Liberal budget announcement where the Liberal government intends to increase spending by over 30 billion in the next decade.

自由党的预算案将增加数项包括公共交通在内的支出，并推出由私人企业资助的退休计划。这一新的退休计划将强迫未享受企业退休计划的安省员工存储其工资的1.9%，而雇主也对员工进行同等额度的储蓄。预算案还将增加子女的年牛奶金从$1210元增至$1310元。

The Liberal budget outlines a variety of new spending plans including increases to transit and a new pension plan that would be financed privately. The new pension plan will force Ontarians without employment pension to save 1.9% of their paycheck and will be matched by employer contributions. The budget also indicated an increase to child benefits, from $1,210 a year per child to $1,310.

预算案还将增加高收入者（年收入超过 $150,000）的收入所得税。即使如此，安省预算将面临125亿元的赤字。自由党称他们将于2017-2018年度恢复预算平衡。

The budget will be financed by a tax hike on ‘high-income earners’ (over $150,000). Even with the increases in taxes, the budget will have a $12.5 billion deficit. The Liberals plan to balance the budget in 2017-2018.

胡达克还称，自由党省府会继续在一些丑闻上耗费公帑，并会继续救济那些登上政府阳光名单的人。

Hudak also claimed the Liberal government continues to burn public funds on several scandals and continues its handouts to those on government sunshine lists.

《环球邮报》最近曾发文谴责安省三大政党——安省自由党、安省保守党和安省新民主党悄悄将公帑反输给政府内部人员。审计总长亦声称自己权力受限，无法监察个别合约。

Recently, a Globe and Mail article accused all three major Ontario provincial parties, Liberal, Ontario PC, and NDP, of quietly back channeling public funds to government insiders. The Auditor-General has also claimed that their own powers are limited in monitoring individual contracts.

当在新闻发布会上被问及令自由党省府深受困扰的缺乏透明度的问题时，胡达克称，他会将合约放到网上以便公众监督。胡达克还表示，如果内阁未能达到目标，他会削减他们的工资。

When asked at the press conference on the lack of transparency that has plagued the Liberal government, Hudak responded that he would put contracts online for the public to see. Hudak further stated that he would reduce Cabinet salaries if they fail to achieve goals.

胡达克称：“水费上涨，税费上涨，纳税人已经发现他们的钱被浪费在丑闻、自由党内部人员和庞大的政府工会上，安省民众的生活比以往更加辛苦，但这种情况必须结束，我的保守党政府会将其终结。”

“Hydro bills go up, taxes go up, and taxpayers find out that the money has been wasted on scandals, Liberal insiders, and big government union,” alleged Hudak. “People in Ontario are working harder than ever. That’s got to end, and it will end under my PC government.”

目前尚不清楚胡达克是否能获得足够的支持率击败现任自由党政府。Forum Research最近的民调结果显示，韦恩领导的安省自由党支持率为35%，胡达克领导的安省保守党支持率为32%。

It remains to be seen if Hudak can garner enough public frustration with the current Liberal government. A recent Forum Research poll suggests Wynne’s government leads with 35% with Hudak’s PCs at 32%.