公共安全﹕續加強槍械管制
杜魯多攻擊奧圖爾立場反覆
問：華裔加拿大人特別關心公共安全。Yorkdale商場最近在光天化日之下發生槍擊案。你的政黨將採取哪些措施來確保大家的安全？
答：其實很簡單。我們的往績也非常清晰。自由黨繼續加強槍械管制，保守黨則削弱槍械管制。
奧圖爾最近搞砸了步槍議題就是最佳例子。他向擁槍游說團體承諾會撤銷我對步槍的禁令，並放在黨團的政綱上。現在他說：等等，我們不會那樣做，不會遵循自己的政綱，而應覆檢政策。但他的覆檢還是會將以前被禁的武器再解禁。簡單如將危險的軍用攻擊武器立例管制，他也對加拿大人並不誠實，大家憑何還應相信他？
我們將與各省市合作限製手槍。例如魁北克省，他們曾說過要在全省禁用手槍，我們將提供協助。任何省份或城市(如多倫多))想這樣做，我們將與他們合作做到。
我們已經有終身背景檢查，而保守黨計劃將其撤銷。我們正加強邊境控制，為執法部門提供更多資源來打擊非法槍械。我們正在加大社區支緩計劃的投資，確保年輕人不會墮入槍支和幫派圈子內，避免孩子誤入歧途。我知道這對加拿大華人來說很重要。
Q: Canadians, and especially Chinese Canadians, are particularly concerned with public safety. Yorkdale mall just recently had shots fired in broad daylight. What will your party do to keep Canadians safe？
A: It's very simple. Our records are crystal clear. The liberal party continues to strengthen gun control while the Conservatives weaken gun control.
This recent mess that Mr. O'Toole has gotten into on assault weapons is a case in point. He promised the gun lobby that he would reverse my ban on assault weapons, and he put that in his platform. And now he said, wait we are not going to do that, we are not going to follow my platform, we are going to do a review instead. But his review will bring exactly the same thing of bringing back weapons that were previously banned. So if he is not being honest with Canadians about something as simple as legalizing dangerous military-style assault weapons, why should people believe him on anything else?
We will be working with municipalities and provinces to limit handguns. The provinces of Quebec for example, I have already said it wants to ban handguns entirely in the entire province, and we will do that with Quebec. Any other provinces, or even cities, if Toronto or any area wants to do it, we will work with them to do just that.
We have already brought in lifetime background checks, which the Conservatives have also planned on reversing. We are strengthening control on the border, giving more tools to law enforcement to crack down on illegal guns, and we are investing more in community support programs, to make sure the kids don't fall into guns and gangs, that there is better community support to prevent kids from going into the wrong direction. I know that is something that really matters to Chinese Canadians.
團結共融 族裔媒體角色重要
問：自由黨的少數族裔政策是什麼？
答：我們一直大力支持社區報紙及族裔媒體。加拿大人要團結共融，其中一個關鍵是人民用自己的語言及文化，了解加拿大正在發生的事。
像《明報》這樣的報紙，用讀者熟悉的文化及筆調分享新聞尤其重要，這使本國華裔公民在國家議題上作出更明智的決定。
所以我們必須支持新聞業，尤其是轉型數碼化時期；但我們更需要透過族裔媒體，將資訊帶給未必看主流新聞的社區。
Q: What is the Liberal Party's policy for ethnic minorities？
A: We have been strong supporters in community newspaper and ethnic media. One of the things that bind Canada together is for people to understand what is going on in the country, and feel part of it in their own language and in their own culture.
The way newspapers like Ming Pao end up sharing those stories to Canadians in a way that is culturally appropriate and sensitive, makes them better citizens, makes them better decisions that these Canadians are making.
So yes we have to support journalism in general, particularly in a time of digital transformation, but specifically, we need to help people to reach those communities that don’t necessarily get their news from mainstream sources.
