2月26日，也就是Markham -Thornhill联邦选区补选，自由党内候选人提名竞选的最后6天(3月4日揭晓)，候选人Ali Manek选择自动退出，并转而支持华裔候选人Mary Ng。从记者考量看，这个变化显示两大要素，其一，Mary Ng的实力体现；其二，联邦自由党成员的分工与合作精神。从长远看，这将强化4月3日补选中自由党的优势，大家可以拭目以待。更多详情见英文新闻稿。
Today, Ali Manek, one of three candidates seeking the federal liberal nomination in Markham-Thornhill withdrew his candidacy to support long-time liberal, Mary Ng.
Manek, a former Markham teacher, founder of international aid agency Our Village and internet start-up entrepreneur was seeking the nomination alongside Ng and another candidate.
“Markham-Thornhill is about to enter a hard five-week by-election and I felt strongly that we needed to unite behind the best candidate,” said Manek. “I believe that Mary is that person and by working together we have a great chance of continuing Hon. John McCallum’s legacy of hard work, community engagement and empowering our youth.”
The Federal Liberal Nomination meeting for Markham-Thornhill is scheduled for Saturday March 4, 2017
Manek joins a growing list of community and business leaders who have thrown their support behind Ng including; MPP Michael Chan, Khalid Usman, Regional Councilor Nirmala Armstrong, Bang Gu Jiang , Sophia Sun and Francis Yuen.
“I am humbled by the amount of community support I have received to date and feel very fortunate that an individual as passionate and energized as Ali has joined our growing team,” said Mary Ng. “This continues to be a competitive nomination race and I am working tirelessly to earn the confidence and support of the residents of this dynamic and diverse riding.”
The by-election has also been called in the riding and is scheduled for Monday April 3, 2017.
