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大中报社论:该让安省自由党下台反省了

Editorial: Time to send Ontario Liberals packing


从声名狼藉的麦坚迪到目前的韦恩领导的安省自由党已经在安省执政十多年。在即将到来的6月12日(周四)的省选中,《大中报》呼吁读者将你的一票投给胡达克领导的安省保守党。

It has been more than a decade since the Ontario Liberals, led by the infamous Dalton McGuinty and now Kathleen Wynne, came into power. Chinese News calls upon all readers to vote this Thursday June 12th for the Ontario PC’s led by Tim Hudak.

在过去十年里,安省自由党政府在承诺不加税的同时,抛出了数个重大项目,包括提高公立教育水平、推广绿色技术,甚至承诺改善基础设施等。但是自由党省府很快就意识到,要想实现这些目标,就必需设法筹集资金,而这一财政负担就落在了安省居民肩上。尽管曾经承诺不加税,但自由党省府还是引进健康税,根据个人收入的不同,每人每年额外交$300元到$900元不等,此外其还增加了入息税、并引入了环保税和其他各种消费税。

For the past decade, the Liberals ran Ontario on several blockbuster programs, from increasing public education levels, to promoting green technologies, and even promising infrastructural improvements, while simultaneously promising not to raise taxes. The Liberals soon realized that in order to achieve such goals, Ontario would need to find financing, and that financial burden has fallen upon Ontarian’s. Despite its promises, the Liberals introduced the health premium from $300 to $900, staggered according to income, increased income taxes, and introduced eco-taxes and other miscellaneous consumption taxes.

即便增加了大量苛捐杂税,安省的财政赤字仍然持续膨胀—自从麦坚迪上台执政以来,安省财政赤字已经增加了一倍以上。遗憾的是,麦坚迪的计划从未结出丰硕成果,且大部分结果都是得不偿失;EQAO(教育质素及问责办公室)报告称安省的教育水平有所下滑;绿色技术也未能创造就业和吸引更多的投资;安省的公交系统(尤其是多伦多)已经成为一个笑料。那么安省的钱都到哪里去了?一个简洁明了的回答为:被浪费了。

Even with a plethora of new tax grabs, Ontario’s deficit has still ballooned—more than doubling since McGuinty came into power. Unfortunately, McGuinty’s plans never fully came into fruition with most resulting as pyrrhic victories; EQAO reports Ontario’s educational standards have fallen, green technologies have failed to create jobs and incentivize investment, and Ontario’s public transit (Toronto being the highlight) has become a laughing stock. So where has all of Ontario’s money gone? A clear and concise answer is that it is wasted.

关键问题在于,前任省长麦坚迪和接班的省长韦恩领导的自由党省府,在近十年里一直持续撒谎和欺骗安省民众。一个接一个的丑闻,从e-Health(($10亿元)、Ornge空中飞行救护队($7亿元)、燃气发电厂($11亿元)到最近的MaRS救助计划($3.17亿元),自由党省府暗中挥霍了纳税人几十亿元的财富。

Here’s the problem--the Liberals, under McGuinty and incumbent Kathleen Wynne, have continued to lie to Ontarians for nearly a decade. With several scandals, from e-Health ($1 billion), Ornge air ($700 million), Gas-Plant scandal ($1.1 billion) and recent MaRS funding debacle ($317 million), the Liberals have covertly burned billions of Ontario taxpayer dollars.

事实上,麦坚迪政府的撒谎文化起始于他刚刚当选后不久,而他的某些欺骗行为伤害了华人社区的感情。麦坚迪当选后就说话不算数,拒绝将一名新当选的华裔议员任命为内阁成员。在华人社区呼声日益高涨的情况下,他才迫于舆论压力,将陈国治任命为税收厅长。

In fact, the lying culture of McGuinty government started right after he was elected, and some of his cheating actions hurt the feelings of the Chinese community members.  After McGuinty was elected, he failed to make good on his promise by appointing a MPP from the Chinese community to his cabinet. It was only after Chinese public outcry had escalated did he finally appoint Michael Chan as the Minister of Revenue.

令人不安的是,虽然每次被逮个正着,但自由党省府总是满不在乎,好像辛辛苦苦的安省纳税人会不断地去为他们的错误买单。韦恩甚至声称MaRS拨款计划是“负责任的决定”,因为省府必需“尽可能明智”地使用纳税人金钱。安省自由党对纳税人没有任何愧疚,并且试图为浪费行为辩解,这是对安省百姓智商的侮辱。

The troubling matter is that every time the Liberals are caught red-handed, they shrug it off as if Ontario has an endless supply of hardworking people to pay for their slipups. Kathleen Wynne has even stated the MaRS funding is the ‘responsible decision’ government needs to undertake in efforts to use tax dollars ‘as wisely as possible’. The Liberals lack any remorse for tax payers and their attempts to justify waste are an insult to the intelligence of Ontarians.

即便自由党丑闻不断,谎话连篇,许多人仍为自由党辩护。《环球邮报》在其社论中称,安省负债水平还未达到希腊那种地步。没错,安省状况是没那么遭,否则,安省早就处于经 济危机之中,百姓早就遭殃了。问题是,债务会像滚雪球那样一天天涨起来的,如果我们不及时采取措施,安省经济迟早会陷入希腊那种不可自拔的境地。

However, even with repeated scandals and continued lies, many still defend the Liberals policy on spending -- A Globe and Mail editorial cites examples that Ontario debt level has not reached Greece levels. Obviously Ontario isn’t there yet otherwise we’d be suffering a serious economic meltdown. What needs to be emphasized is that debt accumulation is a slippery slope and if we don’t nip it in the bud, our economy would eventually be in the crisis that Greece is in.

但民调结果仍显示丑闻缠身的安省自由党和安省保守党的支持率不相上下。这其中的问题在于胡达克缺乏吸引选民的能力。即使一直被视为古板和缺乏魅力的领袖,胡达克还是极尽全力,并小有成效地改变了自己的公众形象。胡达克称,他打算创造100万个工作职位,但同时亦会裁掉10万公务员;他会砍掉芬治线和士嘉堡线的轻轨计划,筹资兴建地铁;他会减少内阁人数,将大学学费补贴削减30%,并将省下的钱转至专科教育。

But still, the scandal plagued Liberals and Tories continue to poll closely. The problem rests with Tim Hudak and his inability to connect with voters. Seen as robotic and uncharismatic, Hudak has desperately tried to change his public image with varying amounts of success. According to Hudak, he intends to create 1 million jobs but cutting 100,000 public sector workers, scrap the Finch and Scarborough LRT programs and introduce subway funding, reduce the size of cabinet, and axing the 30% university tuition grant and transferring it to college education.

没错,胡达克的提议的确夸张,并因其过多的政治色彩而饱受指责。《环球邮报》称,尽管胡达克拥有经济学硕士学位,但经济学家研究了胡达克的计划后发现其中存在计算错误。与此同时,教师工会、甚至安省警察工会都称胡达克的裁员计划只会砍掉那些薪水好的岗位,根本就创造不了那些虚无缥缈的职位。

But Hudak’s proposals have been slightly outlandish and have been deeply criticized for being political rhetoric. According to the Globe and Mail, economists reviewed Hudak’s plan and have claimed they are calculation errors, despite his degree in Masters of Economics. Teachers unions and even the Ontario police union claim his cuts would destroy real well-paying jobs for hypothetical ones.

不可否认的是,安省在过去十年已经失去就业和企业方面的竞争优势。安省迄今为止已经流失逾30万个制造业岗位,学生就业市场也因为年轻人的失业率高达17%,且继续恶化,此外,由于大多伦多地区的通勤时间为北美最长,安省每年因此而蒙受$110亿的经济损失。

But what is undeniable is that Ontario has lost its competitive edge for jobs and businesses in the past 10 years. Over 300,000 manufacturing jobs have been lost, the student job market has deteriorated with youth unemployment standing at 17%, and Ontarians lose $11 billion a year in productivity from traffic congestion with GTA having the longest commute times in North America.

安省选民需要变革,他们必须向自由党人传递一个明确的信息—我们对欺骗行为忍无可忍。因此,我们必须通过投安省保守党一票来改变安省。即便是胡达克强硬的反对者也必须面对这样一个抉择:如果继续让安省自由党当选,那等于就是在说,欺骗我们没关系,撒不撒谎无所谓。我们需要另一个党上台清除麦坚迪和韦恩的撒谎文化,清理他们多年来积累的污垢,而这个党就是保守党。

Ontarians need change, and they must send the Liberals a strict message—this deceitful behavior is not to be tolerated. We must demand change in Ontario by voting in the Conservatives. Even adamant Hudak despisers must come to terms with what we are saying if we re-elect the Liberals: it’s okay to cheat, it’s okay to lie. Dalton McGuinty and Kathleen Wynne have left a dirty legacy, and we need a party to get in there and clean up the filth and grime-which is the Ontario PC.


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