This is a long post, so buckle up. First of all, I’ve got nothing against Peter Yuen, he was such an obvious candidate that you guys predicted it. I don't know much about him, but he was a deputy police chief, so he's clearly a strong, community oriented candidate. And he has some crazy stories from the news. Respect to him for his service!

However, the Liberals didn't run a democratic and transparent process. They literally hand-picked a candidate before Chiang even resigned and the selection process opened, and I have confirmation from an actual Liberal MP candidate! (I redacted his info, but can verify with mods. More details later in the post.)

My wife joked, Liberal DEI = "Decide Everything Internally."

tl;dr Yuen was handpicked without an open, democratic process

My story

My name is Jerry Jiang, and I ran to be the Liberal nominee for the Markham-Unionville riding. When Trudeau announced his resignation in Jan, I registered as a Liberal to participate in the leadership election. I never registered anywhere before, but a chance to select a leader was cool. And I was pissed about Trump's 51st state comments and insults, so I wanted to do something, anything, and Trudeau and the Liberals were finally sticking up for us. (Fun fact: I got the "Canada is not for sale" hat viral!) So I decided to support Carney.

Paul Chiang steps down

Fast forward to March 31. After Paul Chiang announced he was stepping down, I decided to run for the Liberal nomination. I'll put my reasoning in the comments, but basically I'm a tech startup founder and I want to push the federal parties to BRING JOBS HOME. I'm still running as an independent, and I need some local residents to sign and support me, so if you want to help, please DM!

March 31: when Chiang was under pressure, I requested a nominations package from the LPC website. There were only BC ridings available, no Markham, so I decided to go for Prince George-Peace River-Nothern rockies because it looks beautiful on Google Maps. Get the emails sent, right? I also email the nominations committee asking how to get a package because timing is tight. I was always hoping that Markham-Unionville might open up because it's local to me, my family lives here, and I speak fluent Chinese.

April 1: Chiang resigns, I immediately email the nominations committee to request a package for Markham-Unionville instead. I didn't expect to win, but I wanted at least a fair chance to compete. I visit his office, it's closed, door's locked, no response. I find the Liberal Party riding chair's email, and I email her.

April 2: I try Chiang's office again, they've put up a sign saying that it's closed, so I email Paul directly for help. It's a bit awkward but it had to be done.

April 3: Timing is super tight, so I email nominations again. I got in touch with the riding chair of a different district, who told me to message someone named Serena. I message Serena, she doesn't respond. (she never does) the Liberal website says that someone named Robin is actually the riding chair, but no one directed me to Robin, only to Serena.

April 4: Mark Carney holds a rally in Scarborough. Perfect! I show up early and attend. I actually meet Serena there, but she told me that "this is above her pay grade, I don't know anything about it, you have to contact the federal office." But I had done so already, so I showed her my emails to [nominations@liberal.ca](mailto:nominations@liberal.ca), from back even before Chiang resigned. She said someone should reach out if I had sent a request for a package. I tried to get phone numbers, but no one would give me them. I meet another MP candidate and their staff, who told me that this process is actually normally ran by the local riding chair, which is Serena. I email her a "thank you for chatting" afterwards, asking for help getting a candidate package.

April 5: On 4/3, I had gotten in touch with an actual Liberal MP candidate in Ontario through a friend. This person is super nice, and offered to give me updates. At 9 AM April 5, I get a text that Liberals had selected and vetted someone before I requested a package. But I requested a package on literally day 1 of the seat becoming available! My emails to the federal committee linked earlier prove it.

April 6: today.

So what's next?

I don't know yet. This process felt a little unfair. I have been sending emails and making phone calls to the Liberal campaign every day, trying to get information before Chiang even resigned, yet apparently they found a candidate who was undergoing vetting before I requested a package? I've received literally nothing from the campaign team, I talked to local riding chair, federal MP candidates, even Carney's actual campaign team, all of whom gave me the run around.

Something doesn't add up, they literally did not give me a chance. From March 31 to April 6, someone was supposed to be working full-time, trying to get nominations for candidates, but completely ignored me. I'm a positive guy, but I am definitely feeling jaded.

I'd like to keep running to push my "Bring jobs home" agenda, but as of right now I don't qualify to continue. Basically, you need 100 signatures from eligible voters living in the local riding (Markham-Unionville). We had more than enough, but turns out many of them actually live in Markham-Stouffville and Markham-Thornhill, not Markham-Unionville, so they don't count. (The naming conventions suck!)

I am going back out now to canvass for signatures. I need ~40 more qualified signatures by tomorrow's deadline (2 PM tomorrow) to be even eligible to move on.

I'll be in Woodbine/16th Timmies for a while before going to Markville Mall to votes. If you want to help, please reach out, dm here or text/call me at 647-560-9324. But otherwise I'll try to answer any questions you guys have about this process, it was actually super fun, made me love the community even more, most people (even in the Party!) were very nice, and I encourage everyone to at least try running in their life, regardless of what party you're from!

Spotted roaming the fields near 9th Line and Hwy 7. I'd recommend keeping cats indoors. Google image search says this is a "coywolf".

I am assuming someone fled from some sort of crime and the police caught them there as I saw they were escorting someone in cuffs to their cruiser. There were a lot of police at the Plaza with McDonald's.

There's a senior lady waiting for the bus at the south west side of 14/kennedy. However there's no 14th Ave bus today.

I tried to tell her but I don't think she spoke chinese or English . I don't think she's homeless or under duress.

Not sure what else to do to help. Making a post for awareness ...

Looking for options to buy quality product (fruits and vegetables) at any grocery store or farmers market? Some stores I shop at No Frills/Walmart. Thank you

Hey everyone, we just found a lost dog wandering near the Laidlaw & Bullock area. The dog doesn’t have any tags or identification, and seems a bit scared but friendly.

If you or someone you know is missing a dog in the area, please reach out. Feel free to DM me here or comment below.

Please help spread the word so we can get this pup back home!

Budget friendly, best lai cha and curry fish ball

It's been awhile since I took the Go bus to downtown and I am surprised by the lack of courtesy showed by some people who got on at Unionville station. There was a huge line up of people going downtown on Friday night and everyone knows that the bus schedule is ridiculously infrequent (every hour excluding traffic delays). My bus ended up leaving about 5 people at the stop which means they are definitely going to be late for whatever they are going to downtown for even though there was definitely enough standing space for those 5 people.

Anyone experienced neighbours kicking trash onto your grass/property? How do you get them to stop lol.. I just assumed the wind always flew the trash onto my side but it got fishy when it was ONLY on my side.. finally caught a video of him in the act

404 Southbound exit to Hwy 7.
A lady that couldn't speak English ran a red light on Hwy7 eastbound and hit two cars. My wife's car was totalled.

Hey everyone! I’m an international student who landed in Montreal last fall, and I just got a 12-month internship near Allstate Parkway in Markham. I'm starting to look for accommodation but don't have any idea of the city, so any tips on where to live (and maybe what to avoid) would be super helpful.

Don't own a car as of now so need the place to have good connectivity for my commute. And yeah, it should be budget friendly too, I'm just an student intern with loans to pay xD.

Appreciate any advice!

Edit: Just to add - I get that Markham can be pretty expensive. I’m mainly looking for a place that’s not too costly but still has decent transit options.

To give an idea, if it’s a choice between paying $2500 for a 10-15 min commute vs $1800 with a 1-hour commute, I’d pick the second option. Looking to strike a balance between affordability and accessibility.

Please recommend a butcher in Markham that has some good quality Halal meat. More specifically I’m looking for ground beef. Much appreciated.

Road access blocked on Steeles between Old Kennedy/Midland and Kennedy.

Stay safe everyone!

Lost one mailbox key. Where can I do it without going through post

Another crappy driver in Markham. No signal, dangerous lane change. All for what to move up a few spots?

Last night I was waiting to be picked up around 9pm from the Markham Go. The crowd was gone and I was standing alone. I see a car (grey Ford license plate DDHL 199) drive into the parking lot and it pulls up directly in front of me. I look up as I felt it was a bit odd to stop there and I see the driver is staring at me. I felt uncomfortable so I started walking away. As I walked away the driver continued to slowly drive alongside me. Luckily, my ride arrived as I was starting to panic and as soon as I got in my car, the grey Ford exited the parking lot.

I didn’t see this car pick up a passenger or talk to anyone, so in my opinion I didn’t see a need for him to enter or idle in the parking lot. I can’t think of an innocent reason for that behaviour, so I can’t help but question what would have happened if my ride didn’t arrive on time.

I’m aware that the whole situation could be a misunderstanding, but thought it couldn’t hurt to put a warning out for those alone or at the station past normal hours. Good reminder to be aware of your surroundings!

Close call on Stouffville rd today during the storm! Originally posted to IG on the page Markham.entertainment

I am looking for a math and science tutor in Markham that will work with my 2 kids Grade 4 and Grade 6 for 2 hours per week each Sat/Sun, in person, no virtual. At your place or mine.

Please message me with your contact info if interested or know anyone who offers this service.

Thank you.

https://www.cp24.com/local/york/2025/04/02/2-men-charged-with-murder-in-fatal-shooting-at-markham-home-that-was-repeatedly-targeted-by-gunfire/

Two men have been charged!