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Federal, municipal, provincial —

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they all make sky-high promises,

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write blank cheques, and once in office — bye-bye.

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Things we can't deliver —

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if we promise them now,

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we'll only end up slapping our own faces later.

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With the October 24 provincial election approaching,

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the campaign is in its final countdown.

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In this country we have elections,

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but there's no law that binds

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candidates: if you promise voters something,

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once in office you must deliver

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on that promise. If you don't keep your promises,

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you should step down. There's no such law today.

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Federal, municipal, provincial —

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they all make sky-high promises,

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write blank cheques, and once in office — bye-bye.

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When we run, we don't talk big.

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We only say we'll push for things,

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move them forward, or speak up for you. That's

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what we can do. As for what we can't,

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I'm just not one for that kind of big talk.

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Many people ask us, why don't you have

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a platform with real highlights?

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Why can't you make a

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commitment to us voters?

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Well, it's just as Mr. Chen said:

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things we can't deliver —

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if we promise them now,

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we'll only end up slapping our own faces later.

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To be honest, even if

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both of us win this year,

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out of 93 seats, we'd

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hold just two. We won't

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be the governing party, or the majority.

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About Chinese voters who don't vote, thinking it

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makes no difference to us — whoever wins, it's all the same.

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Now it's different! Vote for us and it's different.

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Vote for us, because we've made

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a commitment: on most issues,

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we listen to voters first.

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Only after hearing what most people say

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do we take it up the chain.

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So tell us: when voters

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cast their ballots, are they choosing

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the party or the person?

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The party.

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But what if

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there's a great candidate who

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lost just because he picked the wrong party?

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Next time, join that party and run

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for it. We're the people's representatives;

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we represent the will of the people, right?

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You represent these people. Jump to the other side,

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and you don't represent them anymore. That

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is a huge disrespect to voters.

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Legally it's allowed, but the public would tear into you.

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You'd be finished. That's called a traitor.

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Legal, but not right.

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First of all, I personally, and our party,

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have zero tolerance for drugs.

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What really decides — as you said —

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whether cannabis comes into a community

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is city council, those nine people.

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Those nine decide

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whether cannabis can come in.

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The federal and provincial governments have both given the green light,

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and told the city: whether to say yes is

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now entirely up to you. If

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city council discusses it and says no,

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then it's no. So in that case,

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if you want to keep

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cannabis out of the city completely,

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those councillors...

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are the last line of defence.

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Right — the most crucial line of defence.

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Out on the road, I've become almost neurotic.

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Every meal: "Are you a citizen?"

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Last time I taught a class, forty people —

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only one citizen. I said, how can this be?

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Strange — thirty-nine were all PRs.

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Lao Chen, is it easier to win in remote areas?

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It cuts both ways.

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Easier because very few people sign up.

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Some places have just two.

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Sometimes just one signs up

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and wins by acclamation.

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I tell you, I've been to several ridings.

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I said, "Sign up now —

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this seat is still open."

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They wouldn't listen.

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That's like selling winter boots in the rainforest!

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If you're not happy with the current governing party

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or any of the big parties,

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I hope you'll give us

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a chance to get to know the CanWest Party.