Leung finally announces Tory candidacy

September 7, 2008

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Ex-Chinese radio host Ronald Leung, notorious for his ultra conservative stance on many social issues, has FINALLY announced today that he is running under the banner of the Conservative Party in Burnaby-Douglas.

Sources have been indicating to Ming Pao that Leung has been confirmed a candidate for the Burnaby riding for months, but Leung has been unwilling to admit if he had the intent to run at all. As recent as last Saturday on the Taiwanese Festival, he was still declining to say to us if he would run. Our reporters have been phoning him the entire week last week, as we thought he wouldn’t mind coming out from secrecy given an election had become so imminent. But he didn’t return any of our calls.

However, I have heard him talking to a Chinese radio station - his ex-employer - about running and at least one TV has carried one line mentioning his candidacy last week.

It was really puzzling.

I recall he once indicated, when he was running for another level of government a couple of years back, that he has had enough exposure. He was confident that his name was recognizable by most Chinese voters. Maybe that’s why he didn’t need more coverage.

BTW, I have always wondered the term “journalist” is really understood by some people.

Burnaby, BC (September 7, 2008) – Ronald Leung will run in the upcoming Federal election as the candidate for the Conservative Party of Canada. Ronald is a long-time Burnaby resident and has lived in the riding for over 25 years. He has an extensive track record of community service and community involvement and understands key issues and interests of residents in Burnaby-Douglas. Ronald brings to his candidacy a wide range of experience and qualifications. He received a doctorate from Simon Fraser University, specializing in computational chemistry, and has worked in the legal, education and marine industry. Ronald is also an experienced journalist and well-known current affairs commentator in the Chinese-Canadian community of Greater Vancouver.

There is no doubt that Ronald is the right candidate for this riding. “It is an honor to join the Harper team and I am dedicated to representing the diverse and hard working constituency of Burnaby – Douglas,” said Ronald on the day of his candidacy. “As an MP, I will serve as an effective voice for Burnaby-Douglas in Ottawa and will work hard to advance interests that affect people and families of Burnaby-Douglas – issues such as community safety, the economy, and reducing the tax burden.”

Ronald Leung is committed to working with the constituents of Burnaby-Douglas to deliver concrete results and to give the good people of Burnaby-Douglas the representation they deserve in Canada’s federal government.