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The leader is staking his political future on a byelection in Burnaby South, an extremely diverse riding where nearly 55 per cent of residents were born outside Canada. Singh said he learned to say, “Hello, how are you?” in about 40 languages because when he was young, someone unexpected greeted him in Punjabi and he appreciated it as a sign of respect. She contrasted herself, the “only” Chinese candidate, with Singh, who she described as “of Indian descent.” Wang held a tearful news conference a day after dropping out, in which she said a volunteer wrote the post and it’s common in Chinese culture to mention someone’s ethnicity. “There are over 100 languages spoken in Burnaby South. Wang’s post was not at all in that spirit, as she didn’t mention the needs of the community or the issues within it, said Julian. Wang said the party did not have a strategy to capture Chinese-Canadian voters. There were less than five per cent who said their main motivator for choosing a candidate is ethnicity,” he said. Puri said he believed it would be easier for a white politician to win in the riding, even though it is nearly 40 per cent ethnically Chinese. Puri noted the last municipal election in Vancouver ended with a nearly all-white council despite the diversity of its residents. But it’s easier for a person of colour to fail because the scrutiny is that much harder on them.”

The leader is staking his political future on a byelection in Burnaby South, an extremely diverse riding where nearly 55 per cent of residents were born outside Canada. Singh said he learned to say, “Hello, how are you?” in about 40 languages because when he was young, someone unexpected greeted him in Punjabi and he appreciated it as a sign of respect. She contrasted herself, the “only” Chinese candidate, with Singh, who she described as “of Indian descent.” Wang held a tearful news conference a day after dropping out, in which she said a volunteer wrote the post and it’s common in Chinese culture to mention someone’s ethnicity. “There are over 100 languages spoken in Burnaby South. Wang’s post was not at all in that spirit, as she didn’t mention the needs of the community or the issues within it, said Julian. Wang said the party did not have a strategy to capture Chinese-Canadian voters. I’m legitimately Canadian and I have something to offer.’” Still, others argue Wang is being held up to more scrutiny because of her ethnicity, particularly at a time of tension between China and Canada on the world stage. Puri said he believed it would be easier for a white politician to win in the riding, even though it is nearly 40 per cent ethnically Chinese. Puri noted the last municipal election in Vancouver ended with a nearly all-white council despite the diversity of its residents. But it’s easier for a person of colour to fail because the scrutiny is that much harder on them.” Is there more to this story?