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施政透明度vs隐私保护(三)“公众想知道真相、究竟发生了什么、在过程中出现了什么错误。”

—— 第八选区市民古文琳在市议会上的发言
来源:贴心姐妹网   更新:2015-02-12 11:24:16   作者:古文琳(Miriam Ku)
施政透明度vs隐私保护(三)“公众想知道真相、究竟发生了什么、在过程中出现了什么错误。”——第八选区市民古文琳在市议会上的发言
 
图/贴心姐妹网  第八选区市民古文琳在市议会上的发言 
 
My name is Miriam Ku. I am a Ward 8 resident of over 20 years. I ran for Councillor in my ward in the last municipal election. I was Ward 8 Organizing Captain when the Concerned Citizens of Markham did the arena survey in the summer of 2013.  MCCRG (Markham Concerned Citizens of Responsive Government) endorsed my candidacy because of my position on the Arena issue. They invited me to join their organization and I am now their core member. 
 
I am here tonight to speak in support of Councillor Rea’s motion. Councillor Rea and I went door to door two summers ago many times together, under the hot sun or in the rain, distributing the Arena survey. She was Ward 4 Captain and I was Ward 8 Captain. Both of us ran on a platform of transparency and accountability in the last election. 
 
My comrade got elected in her ward; while in my ward, it was not the outcome I had hoped for, I didn’t get in, but I still have much to be proud of. I campaigned on the need to improve transparency and accountability at City Hall and included in my platform – “to advocate for a more transparent and democratic process” and “to request all reports on the Arena to be released for public viewing”.  So Karen, I want to thank you for following through, putting forward this motion for the many concerned citizens of Markham – and on behalf of those who voted for me, Kudos to you, Karen.  
 
In the arena survey that we did, one of the survey questions was: “For greater transparency, should City Council make all documents and reports regarding the Arena project publicly available?”  96% of the respondents said Yes. 
 
In a democracy, transparency is always the default position. The principle of accountability holds that government officials—whether elected or appointed by those elected—are responsible to the citizenry for their decisions and actions. Transparency requires that the decisions and actions of those in government are open to public scrutiny and that the public has a right to access such information. Both concepts are central to the very idea of democratic governance. 
 
在民主社会里,施政透明度是大家默认的规则。问责的原则在于政府官员——不管是民选的还是任命的,其决策和行动都要对市民负责。透明度要求政府的决策和行动都应该开放让公众细察,公众有权获得相关资讯。这两个概念是民主执政的核心。
 
The Arena issue was one of the most controversial issues ever in the Markham’s history. It was dragged on for almost three years - waste of Council and staff time and taxpayers money. We need to bring a closure to this fiasco. The public wants to know the truth, what had actually happened, what went wrong in the process. Members of Council owe it to the public, owe it to your constituents – both your voters and non-voters – for an answer. We need to put an end to this controversy. 
 
大型体育馆议题是万锦历史上最有争议的议题之一,这个计划延续了近三年——浪费了议会和市政府职员的时间和纳税人的钱。我们应该对这个失败的计划一个终结。公众想知道真相、究竟发生了什么,在过程中出现了什么错误。议员们对公众、选区居民——选民和非选民一个答案。我们应该给这个有争议的议题有一个终结。”
 
Without accountability and transparency, democracy is impossible. In their absence, elections and the notion of the will of the people have no meaning at all, and government has the potential to become arbitrary and self-serving. Does the public want that? Absolutely not!
 
I gather that your offices have been flooded with emails this past week from residents writing in in support of this motion.  I hereby call upon all Members of Council to please listen to your constituents, to uphold democratic values, to please support Councillor Rea’s motion and vote in favour of releasing the Arena documents. 
 
Thank you.
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