Comments:Vancouver-Kingsway riding is clash between NDP and Liberals
Liberal shift to Communist if elected? edit
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Check out http://vancouverkingsway2008.blogspot.com/ for latest news happening in this riding.
- All-candidate debate (October 4, 2008)observation in Vancouver: http://vancouverkingsway2008.blogspot.com/2008/10/all-candidates-forum-appearances.html
- Latest on October 10, 2008: Liberal Party candidate Ms. Wendy Yuan is under fire that she aligns herself more with the Chinese Communist Party line than that of the Liberal Party when asked about Liberal Party's policy regarding the torture and killing of Falun Gong in China.
Just my thoughts: If Liberal were to win in this election, would we be expecting another Liberal shift, this time from Liberal to Communist?
I attended the entirety of the all candidates meeting at Collingwood Neigborhood House on Oct 7. It's clear the real race is between Don Davies and Wendy Yuan... and that Don is a much better connected and more in-touch candidate of the two. Wendy spent much of the night attempting to pull heart-strings, repeating about four or five times that she was an immigrant who came with $25 and a dream and that she was grateful how Canada allowed her to fulfill her dream and that it'd be an honour to serve and that if she was given that honor, she'd be true to the people... blah, blah, blah... no real substance, the overall impression I got (and I tend to read people exceedingly well) was that she was following a script of what she thought people wanted to hear. I was also left with the impression that she dodged questions very well and gave much irrelevant info to advance her position. She also appeared nervous and unsteady and although she can be forgiven for that, I doubt she would be at all effective in Ottawa, where she'd get shredded if at all understood (poor English skills). Bottom line: I don't feel I can trust her. Don, on the other hand, answered questions very directly and provided good details which demonstrated that he was familiar and close to the issues. Very calm and collected throughout, he looked parliamentarian and I would have faith that he could do a good job representing us. I spoke to him after the debate and picked his brain a bit about the NDP's position on unions and health care and I felt that he listened well and considered my opinions carefully. Good luck Don, you've got my vote. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 154.20.10.200 (talk) 04:50, 11 October 2008 (UTC)