尊敬的来宾、社区朋友们、女士们、先生们：
下午好！感谢各位在百忙之中参加今天的活动来支持我。我現在在士嘉堡北 新選區，竞选自由黨国会议员党內提名，并在明年参选聯邦國會議員。感谢我的竞选团队的执委会成员、顾问、义工们，是你们的无私的真诚奉献、支持和帮助,促使我鼓足勇气迎接挑战！
作為生活在草根階層的第一代移民女性，我熟悉、了解和熱愛我们的华人社區和这个多元文化的社会，也深知移民创業的艰辛和婦女争取平等发展机会的艰难。感谢自由党领袖， Justin Trudeau 倡导新的政策，“机会平等”。他打开了大门，使我们少数族裔妇女有机会参与平等竞争。一直以来，在众人的鼓励和推动下，也激发了我的思考。心灵深处有个声音在呼唤着我：多伦多是华人的密集地，是加拿大最大的、世界最著名的多元文化城市，有超过51%的人口是女性。余承璋，一个来自中国大陆的移民妇女，你得站出来为同胞为社会做更多有益的事情。
我於1997年春從中國大陸來加拿大求學，獲得York大学環境研究硕士和規劃學碩士學位。97年到加拿大第二周开始，我就一直参与社区义工。York毕业后，我在多伦多市政府从事研究项目包括多元文化社區工作，我走遍了多伦多630 平方公里内的各个社区，深入了解各族裔和各层次的人群的状况和需求。过去的17年里，我也一直致力于社会服务，先後在诸多社會服務機構做義工，对加拿大社會機制的運作和各族裔文化，以及公平发展机会，特别是社區的各种訴求有着深刻的了解和認同。參与過許多族裔非盈利機構和政府組織的工作，為華人社區和新移民同胞服務作出了自己应有的贡献，并多次獲得各级政府的嘉獎。
士嘉堡北区是我熟悉的区域，从98年开始，我做第一次华人社区资料调查，就从大多伦多文化中心开始。在这里，我有幸认识了许多华人前辈和师长，也正是从这里开始，我立志为社区做更多的事。2004年，我在国际政府工作会议上报告，要在多伦多建设中国园林。2006年至2008年受文化中心的委托发展三期项目规划考察和评估。2012-13年投入了全面的规划工作，以及周边社区的发展蓝图。但因缺少经费，没有实施计划。值得庆幸，大多伦多文化中心现在已经成为多族裔、多元文化的活动中心！我们今天聚在在这里，因为这是我们的多元文化的社区中心，这里孕育了我们的梦想。
今天，在同胞們的鞭策、鼓勵和支持下，我決定接受大家的重托和時代賦予的責任，站出來在这个華人集中的士嘉宝北区，也是多族裔的集中地，是我十多年来一直参与工作和非常熟悉的地方，参选自由党议员提名。我有信心在众人的帮助支持下获得提名，参与国会议员的选举。并将代表我们华人、特别是我们婦女、以及选区所有的居民表达强有力的声音！争取我们应有的共同的权利，建设一个更美好、充满活动、和谐健康、经济日臻向上的社区，为加拿大的建設發展盡綿薄之力！
再次感谢你们的支持！
您社區的：余承璋 Cynthia Yu
Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, community friends,
Good afternoon! It is my honour to have you here this afternoon to show your support! Also I’d like to express sincere thanks to my team leaders, advisors, and volunteers for their selfless, endless dedication and help! I am a woman and a first generation immigrant. I came from China with only two full suitcases of books and clothing in 1997. After completion of studies at York University; I earned master degrees in Environmental Studies and Planning.
From 2004, I worked at the City of Toronto. Through my involvement with city wide consultations on the Multicultural Community Research and Outreach, Access and Equity, I have a deep understanding of the issues surrounding diverse communities, the multicultural city and its impact. I’ve served the community in Canada for 17 years. I’ve taken leading roles in organizing and developing many cultural organizations such as the Chinese Professional Women of Canada (CPWC). I have served new immigrants in many ways through special events, opened doors for immigrants of all ages, coordinated with the three levels of government for a mutual communication platform for women and families. Since 2004, I have assisted new Canadians in their transition to mainstream society as the leader of women’s organization. In order to help new immigrants avoiding isolation, stress and depression, we planned and organized different service programs and cultural events, and invited diverse group women to enjoy the multicultural community life.
As an immigrant woman from the grass-roots level, it has been always on my mind: should I go for a political career? Am I ready for the election for the Member of Parliament? After many years of my life in Canada and my understanding of the society system, Canada is my home. I really love Canada! I appreciate the liberal party’s leader, Justin Trudeau’s positions, it’s about saying, equality of opportunity. The door is open to our diverse community women. My friends, colleagues, and diverse communities around me encourage and support me to take the responsibility, and now I’ve determined to run for a Member of Parliament in Scarborough North, the new electoral district, so as to contribute my humble effort to the great country!
As a woman, I want the women in our diverse community to be concerned with the improvement of the status of women, so we need to reach the same agreement and the goal, be independent, help each other and strive for getting our voices heard! As a female candidate for the Scarborough North, I want to be strong a voice not only for women, but also for all families and to represent issues such as environment and economy, youth education and future, and sustainable development that are faced by our diverse communities. Let’s work together to build a better and vibrant community! Once again, thanks all for your support!